THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.1083 of 2025

JUDGMENT:

Heard Mr. Mujib Kumar Sadasivuni, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. M. Surender Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Srinivasa Rao Madiraju, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The appellants – Telangana Grameena Bank are aggrieved by the impugned judgment dated 25.07.2025 passed in W.P.No.18413 of 2019, whereby the impugned order of punishment dated 27.09.2018, the appellate order dated 07.03.2018 and the review order dated 09.07.2019 have been set aside.

3. The learned writ Court has held that the respondent/writ petitioner shall be entitled to all consequential service and monetary benefits including restoration of pay and seniority, which should be extended to him within eight weeks. The learned writ Court has, while doing so, taken into consideration that the respondent was denied opportunity of cross- examination and also held that the show cause notice dated 25.07.2017 was a predetermined exercise disclosing the mind of the disciplinary authority as to the punishment sought to be imposed. The learned writ Court also invoked t