JUDGMENT :

(Pankaj Bhatia, J.)

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 11.2.2022 whereby a major punishment was inflicted upon the petitioner as well as the appellate order dated 8.8.2022 whereby the departmental appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed.

3. The brief facts that emerge are that the petitioner was employed as an officer with the respondent-bank. On 14.11.2019, the petitioner was called upon to explain to tender an explanation in respect of the transactions in the statement of account of the petitioner for the period 2015 to 2019. The petitioner submitted a reply to the said explanation vide a letter dated 3.12.2019 stating that the father of the petitioner was suffering a paralytic attack and was on bed since 2009 and on account of medical and family exigencies certain amounts were borrowed from the family members.

4. It is argued, that after the reply was submitted by the petitioner, the petitioner was served with a show cause notice on 10.2.2021 wherein, it was alleged against the petitioner that the petitioner had made hug