GAHC010208142024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WA/385/2025

1: THE STATE BANK OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, SBI, LOCAL HEAD OFFICE, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-

781006.

2: THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (B AND O)

SBI JORHAT ZONE M.G. ROAD JORHAT-785001 ASSAM.

3: THE GENERAL MANAGER (NW-II)

SBI LOCAL HEAD OFFICE GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781006.

4: THE REGIONAL MANAGER REGION-I SBI JORHAT ZONE M.G. ROAD JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785001 VERSUS RAJA GOPAL DHAR SON OF SHRI BIMAL BHUSHAN DHAR, RESIDENT OF FOREST TILLA COLONY, LUMDING, ASSAM-782447.

For the Appellant(s) : Mr. A.K. Sahewalla, Advocate.

Mr. S. Sengupta, Advocate.

For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P. Bhowmick, Advocate.

Mr. D. Kalita, Advocate.

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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

27.04.2026

(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

We have heard Mr. A.K. Sahewalla, learned Advocate for the

appellants and Mr. P. Bhowmick, learned Advocate for the sole

respondent.

The employer/State Bank of India/appellant has questioned the judgment dated 22.08.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.1844/2015, whereby the puni