JUDGMENT :

Dr. B.R. Sarangi, J.

1. The petitioner, who was working as Branch Manager of State Bank of India, Satkosia Branch in the district of Mayurbhanj, by way of this writ application, seek to quash the orders dated 17.08:1988 passed by opposite party No. 1-Chief General Manager, State Bank of India (disciplinary authority) in Annexue-7, dated 11.06.1990 passed by the appellate authority-opposite party No. 5 in Annexure-9; and dated 20.08.2001 passed by opposite party No. 6-reviewing authority in Annexure-13 imposing and confirming the punishment inflicted on him in a departmental proceeding by violating the norms and procedures prescribed in the State Bank of India (Supervising Staff) Service Rules, (for short 'Staff Rules') and without affording reasonable opportunity of being heard, i.e., non-compliance of the principle of natural justice.

2. The factual matrix of the case, in hand, is that the petitioner, while working as Branch Manager of State Bank of India, Satkosia Branch in the district of Mayurbhanj, was served with a memorandum of charges under Rule 50(1)(i) of the Staff Rules on 28.05.1986 to the following effect:

"(i) During 1982-83 while the petitioner was working as