IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
N. Tukaram Naik – Appellant
Versus
Canara Bank – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's employment history and allegations (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. claims regarding unfair disciplinary process (Para 4) |
| 3. counterarguments on the charges against petitioner (Para 5) |
| 4. court's jurisdiction in disciplinary disputes (Para 6) |
| 5. lack of fairness in inquiry process (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 6. ensuring opportunity for proper defense (Para 10) |
| 7. court's directive for inquiry re-examination (Para 11) |
| 8. final conclusion on writ petition disposition (Para 12) |
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 disbu
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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