JUDGMENT :

Ravikumar, J.

This intra-court appeal is directed against the judgment dated 21.11.2019 in W.P.(C)No.22228 of 2019. Respondents 1 to 3 therein are the appellants. They are respectively the Kodanchery Service Co-operative Bank Ltd.No.F.1762, its Managing Committee and the Sub Committee constituted to conduct disciplinary proceedings against the first respondent herein. The writ petition was filed by the first respondent herein seeking the following reliefs:-

(i) Call for the records leading to issue Ext.P1, P8 and P9 and quash the same by issuing a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction.

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service forthwith with all consequential benefits.

(iii) Declare that petitioner is entitled to get reinstatement in service with all consequential benefits.”

2. The facts that ultimately culminated in the impugned judgment are as follows :-

While the writ petitioner was working as Branch Manager under the first appellant viz., Kodanchery Service Co-operative Bank Ltd.No.F.1762 he was suspended from service on 16.6.2017. Subsequent