JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Ram Kirti Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioner. No one appears on behalf of respondent nos. 2 and 3.

2. The petitioner is an employee of the Punjab National Bank. He is a promotee to the Clerical cadre from the Class-IV cadre. He was served with two charge-sheets, separated approximately by a year in point of time, to wit, one dated 25.03.2004 and the other dated 08.04.2005. The charge-sheet dated 25.03.2004 shall hereinafter be called as the 'first charge-sheet'. The first charge-sheet, in substance, carries a charge to the effect that the petitioner, by his application dated 07.08.1987 addressed to the Bank Manager, Branch Shekhupur, District Badaun, claimed himself to be a matriculate and on that basis, claimed officiating appointment to a post in Class-III and other benefits, attached to a post in that cadre. Subsequently, the petitioner participated in the departmental promotion examination held by the Bank for the purpose of promoting eligible Class-IV employees to the Class-III cadre, representing himself to be a matriculate. It is said in the charge sheet that it has been found by the Bank that the High School mark-sheet relied upon by the petitio