JUDGMENT :

ARINDAM LODH, J.

1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner by way of challenging the order of penalty of dismissal imposed by the disciplinary authority, affirmed by the appellate authority and for a direction upon the respondents for reinstating him in service with all consequential service benefits.

2. Brief facts are as under:

The petitioner being an employee of respondent-Tripura Gramin Bank, Bishalgarh Branch [hereinafter referred to as Bank] was faced with a disciplinary proceeding. A charge-sheet was submitted against him vide Memo dated 07.02.2012. As many as 14 (fourteen) charges levelled against him along with imputation of misconduct having been violated regulations 18 and 20 of the Tripura Gramin Bank [Officers and Employees] Service Regulations, 2010 by not complying with the rules and regulations of the Bank, etc. The crux of the charges is that the petitioner while in service under the Bank had prepared many irregular vouchers against different account nos. in the name of different persons. Huge money was siphoned off by him causing financial loss with the Bank. As Second officer of the Branch, the petitioner made entries and passed the ent