D.M. Dharmadhikari, J. -- 1. The petitioner was posted during the year 1980 as Branch Manager at Mohgaon under the State Bank of India. He challenges in this petition the impugned order dated 8th May, 1984 whereby the Chief General Manager (respondent No.2) in his capacity as disciplinary authority has imposed on him punishment of removal from service after a disciplinary enquiry for charges contained in the charge-sheet (Annexure-A)

2. An Enquiry Officer was appointed, who, after conducting the enquiry, submitted his enquiry report (Annexure-B). The Enquiry Officer held that charge Nos. 1 and 5 were proved against the petitioner, but charge Nos: 2, 3, 4 aad 6 wcre not proved. .

3. The disciplinary authority in his final order, imposing punishment, dated 8th May, 1984 (Annexure-C) agreed with the findings of the Enquiry Officer in respect of charge Nos. 1 and 5 as proved and 3 and 4 as not proved. He, however, disagreed with the finding of the Enquiry Officer with respect to charge Nos. 2 and 6 and held that charge No.2 was fully proved and charge No.6 was partly proved. Based on the report of the Enquiry Officer and the order of the disciplinary authority disagreeing partly wi