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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
N. Tukaram Naik – Appellant
Versus
Canara Bank – Respondent
ORDER :
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA, J.
The petitioner challenges the punishment of Compulsory Retirement imposed on him pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings conducted with regard to the allegations in the Charge Memo dated 15.02.2013.
2. The facts of the case, precisely, as per the writ affidavit, is as follows:
The petitioner joined the respondent-BankasaClerkin1984, and subsequently obtained promotions and, as of 2010, he became a Scale III Officer. He is stated to have earned recognition for improving the performance of the Branch by achieving loan disbursal and recovery targets. It is alleged that when he worked as Branch Manager at Akulavarighanapur Branch, Warangal District, in the year 2012, he indiscriminately disbursed loans to Kauldars (Tenant Farmers), and demanded and accepted bribes to the tune of Rs.10,000/- to Rs.12,500/- for disbursing/crediting the loan amount to the accounts of the farmers. A preliminary enquiry was conducted on 28.08.2012 and 29.08.2012, wherein nothing could be elicited about the alleged bribes, except for that the petitioner was not available in the bank when the farmers came to the bank for loans. It is alleged that the impatience on the part of some l
Procedural fairness requires that employees facing major penalties be given reasonable opportunities to present a defense and cross-examine witnesses in disciplinary inquiries.
The failure to provide crucial documents and examine key witnesses in a departmental inquiry violates natural justice and Article 311(2) of the Constitution, warranting annulment of the imposed penal....
The court upheld the compulsory retirement of a judicial officer for proven corruption, emphasizing the integrity required in judicial service.
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