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2025.11.18 15:12:05 +0530 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6920 of 2016 Reserved on 11.11.2025 Delivered on 18.11.2025 Mukund Lal Sahu S/o Late Shri Dular Ram Sahu, Aged About 61 Years, Retired Office Assistant Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank, Branch Mahud, Machandur, Rajnandgaon, R/o Plot No. 17- B, Pandurang Colony, Ward No. 7, Station Para, Chikhli, Rajnandgaon, Civil And Revenue District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - General Manager (Administration) Appellate Authority, Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank, Head Office Mahadev Ghat Road, Sunder Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2 - Disciplinary Authority-Cum-Regional Manager, (Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank) Now Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank, Regional Office, Rajnandgaon, G E Road, Near Mundrakunj, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Chawla, Advocate, on behalf of Mrs. Naushina Ali, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. N. Naha Roy, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal

C A V O R D E R

1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred