JUDGMENT :

J.J. MUNIR, J.

1. The petitioner, Ravi Shanker Dwivedi, was a Single Window Operator-A, a member of the clerical staff employed with the Punjab National Bank, Gorakhpur. He was posted at the Urdu Bazar Branch of the Punjab National Bank, Gorakhpur. He was suspended pending inquiry into the allegations of embezzlement of funds relating to two customers, to wit, Munni Devi, who was the holder of Account No. 0184000100257189 and Om Prakash Verma, holder of Account No. 0184000100200844. A charge-sheet was issued to the petitioner, carrying a solitary charge, that reads to the following effect:

CHARGE: 1-At BO : Urdu Bazar two customers Smt. Munni Devi A/c No. 0184000100257189 and Shri Om Prakash Verma A/c No. 0184000100200844 complained of unauthorised debts in their SF accounts it was revealed that you have committed unauthorised transactions/withdrawals in the SF accounts of these two customers on different dates and embezzlement amount of Rs. 3.65 lacs as under thereby jeopardizing the interest of the bank.

Account No. 0184000100257189 of Smt. Munni Devi: