IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MANINDER S. BHATTI

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ON THE 16 OF OCTOBER, 2025 WRIT PET. (SERVICE) No. 345 of 2003 PURUSHOTTAM LAL KORI Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Appearance:

Shri Pranay Gupta - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri S.K. Rao - Senior Advocate with Shri Sukhendra Kushwaha -

Advocate for the respondents.

ORDER This petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 10.01.2001 passed by the respondent No.2, by which, imposing the extreme penalty of dismissal as well as warning.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed on the post of Clerk-cum-Cashier in the respondent Bank on 21.10.1982 at Regional Office, Rewa. On 10.01.1987, he was transferred to Sagar Branch of the respondent Bank. During an audit carried out in year 1996 at Sagar Branch, certain irregularities were noticed regarding deposits in Bank’s Expenditure Account involving the present petitioner. In view of the said irregularities a show-cause notice dated 05.07.1997 was issued to the petitioner which is contained in Annexure P/4 seeking his explanation. The petitione