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ANOOP KUMAR DHAND
Shashi Bala Meena, W/o. Shri Narsi Lal Meena – Appellant
Versus
Punjab National Bank through its Managing Director-Cum-Chief Executive Officer – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-
(i) By an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature whereof the impugned orders dated 15.1.2015 communicated to the petitioner on 17.01.2015 (Annexure-38) and the order dated 12.03.2015 (Annexure-40) of the Appellate Authority may kindly be quashed and set aside. Further the petitioner may kindly be reinstated in service with all consequential benefits with 24% interest.
(ii) Any other order which this Hon’ble Court may deems fit and proper in facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of petitioner.
(iii) Cost of the writ petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner.”
2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that during the entire service, the petitioner was transferred for 24 times and she joined the transferred places obeying the order/command issued by higher authorities. Counsel submits that during the service tenure of petitioner, she was granted three prom
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