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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, C.KUMARAPPAN
M.K. Ravivarma, (deceased) – Appellant
Versus
Union Bank Of India, Rep By Its Chairman And Managing Director – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and disciplinary actions. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. appellant challenges findings and punishment. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court’s analysis of findings and responsibilities. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. court's consideration of regulatory compliance. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 5. dismissal of the writ appeal. (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
C. KUMARAPPAN, J.
The present Writ Appeal is filed assailing the order of the learned Single Judge dated 31.10.2019 made in WP.No.19387 of 2013. The appellant as well as the respondents herein were arrayed as the petitioner and respondents respectively before the Writ Court.
2. For the convenience sake, the parties will be referred to according to their litigative status before the Writ Court.
3. The brief facts which are necessary for disposal of the present writ appeal is that, the petitioner when he was working as Regional Head at Chennai, was issued with the charge memorandum dated 08.09.2007 containing 9 charges. The charges are in the nature of sanctioning loan to the creditors without following the guidelines and thereby, caused huge financial loss to the Bank. He gave explanation to the charge memorandum. Not being satisfied with the explanation, t
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