IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 02^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 35848 OF 2015 (L-RES)

BETWEEN:

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, REGIONAL OFFICE, 1^st FLOOR, SANTHOSH CINEMA COMPLEX, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE-560 009, REPRESENTED BY ITS, DEPUTY REGIONAL MANAGER, SRI K MANJUNATH.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI SYED KASHIF ALI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRADEEP S SAWKAR.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT VANITHA S RAO, W/O SRI K SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, Digitally signed b y C NO-U-1 GNAESH BLOCK, HONNUR SAB "AI VENKATESHWARA", Location: IV FLOOR, IST MAIN ROAD, HIGH COURT SESHADRIPURAM, OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 020.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI K SRINIVASA, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE AWARD PASSED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT, BANGALORE, DTD.27.4.2015 IN C.R.NO.16/2010 [ANNEX-P] AND REJECT THE ORDER OF REFERENCE HOLDING THAT THE BANK IS JUSTIFIED IN IMPOSING THE PUNISHMENT OF DISMISSAL FROM SERVICE.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 10^TH MARCH, 2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONO