JUDGMENT :

R.M. Chhaya, J.

Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and order dated 01.10.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 4564/2016, the appellant/original petitioner has preferred this intra-Court appeal.

2. The following facts emerge from the records of the appeal:

The appellant/original petitioner was working as an Assistant Manager in Assam Gramin Vikash Bank at its Dhemaji Branch. As per record, the appellant/writ petitioner was working in the said Bank since 1984 and when he was working as an Assistant Manager, Scale-I at the said Branch, by an order dated 14.09.2012, the appellant/original petitioner was put under suspension pending enquiry for certain acts of gross misconduct alleged to have been committed by him at Dhemaji Branch. A show cause notice was served upon the appellant on 28.03.2013 and eleven charges were levelled against him. It was specifically alleged that the appellant committed alleged irregularity in dealing with Central Sector Scheme of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) under ‘Pig Development’ Scheme. It was also alleged that such irregularities were particularly noticed in recommending loan applic