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GAURANG KANTH
State Bank of India – Appellant
Versus
Presiding Officer – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gaurang Kanth, J. The present Writ Petition emanates from the judgment dated 04.02.2003 ("Impugned Award"), passed by the Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal Cum Labour Court, New Delhi, in I.D. No. 143/97 titled as Shri S.K. Taparia v. The Assistant General Manager. Vide the Impugned Award, the learned Labour Court allowed the petition filed by the Respondent No.2 and held that the punishment of discharge imposed by the, Disciplinary Authority and the Appellate Authority on the Respondent No.2 is illegal and cannot be sustained. The learned Tribunal further held that the Respondent No.2/Workman is entitled to reinstatement in service with the Petitioner/Bank w.e.f. the date of discharge i.e., 02.11.1994 with full backwages along with 9% interest with continuity in service and all other consequential benefits.
FACTS GERMANE TO THE PRESENT WRIT PETITION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
2. Respondent No.2 joined the services of the Petitioner Management at Sadulsahar (Rajasthan) Branch on permanent basis on August 1974. Thereafter he was transferred to various other places from Sadulsahar branch. In March 1978 he was transferred to Hapur and therefrom in 1989 he was tran
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