IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.380 of 2025 DATE: 11.02.2026 BETWEEN:

State Bank of India and 4 others.

….Appellants AND Batta Satyanarayana ….Respondent

JUDGMENT

This Intra-Court appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent is directed against the order dated 31.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.16223 of 2020. By the said order, the learned Single Judge set aside (i) the order of dismissal dated 08.12.2015, (ii) the appellate order dated 26.05.2017, and (iii) the review order dated 15.12.2018, passed against the writ petitioner–employee. Further, the learned Single Judge directed reinstatement of the writ petitioner notwithstanding his superannuation during the pendency of the writ petition, permitted the Bank to re-initiate disciplinary proceedings only in respect of Charge XIX and directed release of gratuity and other consequential benefits. Aggrieved thereby, the appellants–Bank have preferred the present appeal.

2. For the sake of convenience and clarity, the parties shall be referred to as they were arrayed before the learned