THE HON’ BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.41185 of 2014

ORDER:

The petitioner challenges the punishment of Compulsory Retirement imposed on him pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings conducted with regard to the allegations in the Charge Memo dated

15.02.2013.

2. The facts of the case, precisely, as per the writ affidavit, is as follows:

The petitioner joined the respondent-BankasaClerkin1984, and subsequently obtained promotions and, as of 2010, he became a Scale III Officer. He is stated to have earned recognition for improving the performance of the Branch by achieving loan disbursal and recovery targets. It is alleged that when he worked as Branch Manager at Akulavarighanapur Branch, Warangal District, in the year 2012, he indiscriminately disbursed loans to Kauldars (Tenant Farmers), and demanded and accepted bribes to the tune of Rs.10,000/- to Rs.12,500/- for disbursing/crediting the loan amount to the accounts of the farmers. A preliminary enquiry was conducted on 28.08.2012 and 29.08.2012, wherein nothing could be elicited about the alleged bribes, except for that the petitioner was not available in the bank when the farmers came to the bank for loans. It i