JUDGMENT

The petitioner is challenging Exts.P9 and P11 orders passed by the respondents by which his service stands terminated. As per Ext.P9 order, the bank informed him that on Police verification it was revealed that the petitioner was accused in a criminal case. Despite this, the petitioner did not reveal this in the attestation form, regarding his arrest in the criminal case. The bank invoked the instructions contained in para 2.3.3 (iv) of the Reference Book on Staff Matters Volume-2. According to which, the candidate when becomes due for confirmation subject to a satisfactory requirement of the Police authorities and in case the Police did not cancel the adverse, the employees service will be terminated in terms of paragraph 522 (1) of Sastri Award. In this case, the petitioner was appointed on 20.12.2012. According to the bank his appointment was subject to receipt of a satisfactory report of his character and antecedents from the Police authorities. Since the Police authorities informed the bank, that petitioner was arrested, the bank informed that his service was terminated immediately on issuance of notice Ext.P2 on 19.11.2014 by time of notice.

Petitioner submitted Ext.P