SANJIV KHANNA, J.

1. This Letters Patent Appeal impugns the judgment dated 23rd September, 2011, dismissing W.P. (C) No. 948 of 1991 filed by the appellant-K.S. Kardam.

2. The primary challenge is to the order dated 22nd February, 1989 passed by the Assistant General Manager of Syndicate Bank (Bank, for short) removing the appellant from service, and the order dated 4th July, 1989 passed by the General Manager of the Bank dismissing the review petition filed by the appellant against the punishment of removal. For the sake of convenience, we would like to discuss and decide the arguments raised by the appellant under separate headings as has been done in the impugned judgment.

Factual Challenge

3. The appellant was appointed as a clerk and had joined the service of the Bank on 3rd January, 1973. He was promoted as an Officer, Grade-I on 18th December, 1980 and posted at Meerut. The appellant had requested for transfer on account of the serious illness of his wife and was accordingly transferred and posted as the Assistant Manager at the Vasant Vihar Branch, New Delhi between 7th July, 1982 and 11th September, 1984. The appellant has stated that his younger sister aged 22 years