JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Shri O.P. Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Ramesh Chandra Pandey, the petitioner in person, who is a practising lawyer of this Court since long, along with Shri Om Subhash Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Abhishek Tandon, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent-Bank.

2. By order dated 26.09.2022, the Apex Court made a request from this Court to take up this writ petition at an early date and conclude the proceedings as early as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of order. The period of six months has already expired in March, 2023.

3. The matter has been placed before me for the first time.

4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties at length on 21.07.2023, the judgment was reserved.

5. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order dated 20.12.2006, whereby the petitioner was dismissed from banking services and also the order dated 30.11.2007, whereby his departmental appeal against the punishment order was dismissed. A writ of mandamus has also been sought regarding reinstatement of the petitioner on the post of Assistant Manager in the respondent-Bank w