2026:CGHC:898-DB Digitally signed by NAFR ANURADHA ANURADHA TIWARI TIWARI Date:

2026.01.08

10:52:58 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 WA No. 934 of 2025 Sachchidanand Dubey S/o Late Shri Suresh Chand Dubey Aged About 67 Years (Then Senior Assistant), R/o Koilari, P.O. Bhaiyathan, District Surguja (Now Surajpur) Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus

1 - State Bank of India Through The Chief General Manager, Local Head Office Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

2 - Dy. General Manager (O And C) Network 1, S.B.I. Administrative Office, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3 - Assistant General Manager Administration, S.B.I. Administrative Office, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

4 - Enquiry Officer/ Chief Manager (Enquiry And Investigation) S.B.I. Administrative Office, 3rd Floor, CCPC, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Rahul Ambast, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Pankaj Singh, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

07.01.2026

1. Heard Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Rahul Ambast, learned counsel for the appellant as well as Mr. Pankaj Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

2. By way of this writ appeal, appellant has prayed for following relief(s):-

“It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to allow the instant writ appeal and quash and set-aside the order dated 07.10.2025 (Annexure WA/I) passed by Learned Single Judge in W.P.S No. 3400 of 2011 (Sachchidanand Dubey versus State Bank of India & Ors.) & allow the writ petition by quashing & setting aside the dismissal order dated 14.08.2010 & consequential appellate order dated 05.05.2011 with all consequential benefits, in the interest of justice.”

3. The present intra Court appeal has been filed against the order dated 07.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPS No.3400/2011 (Sachchidanand Dubey versus State Bank of India & Ors.), whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioner has been dismissed.

4. Brief facts projected before the learned Single Judge are that the appellant/writ petitioner was initially appointed as Cashier-cum- Clerk in respondent No.1/State Bank of India on 10.11.1983 and was subsequently promoted/designated as Senior Assistant and posted at Bhaiyathan Branch. During his posting, certain allegations of serious irregularities and gross misconduct were levelled against him in relation to sanction and disbursement of agricultural loans, opening of accounts, unauthorized passing of cash/transfer payments, and improper maintenance of loan records and control cards. On the basis of the said allegations, the appellant/writ petitioner was placed under suspension by order dated 26.12.2006. A departmental enquiry was thereafter initiated and a charge-sheet dated 27.05.2008 was issued, alleging abuse of official position, procedural violations, financial improprieties, opening of fictitious loan accounts, unauthorized disbursement of loan amounts, manipulation of records, and causing substantial financial loss to the Bank.

5. The appellant/writ petitioner submitted his reply to the charge-

sheet on 12.07.2008. Upon completion of the enquiry, the Inquiry Officer submitted his report on 07.07.2010. Based on the enquiry report, a show-cause notice was issued to the appellant/writ petitioner, to which he replied on 02.08.2010. After considering the enquiry report and the reply, the disciplinary authority passed an order of dismissal from service on 14.08.2010.

6. Aggrieved thereby, the appellant/writ petitioner preferred a departmental appeal, which was rejected on 05.05.2011. Challenging the order of dismissal and the order passed in appeal, the appellant/writ petitioner approached this Court by filing the writ petition bearing WPS No.3400/2011