ORDER

1. Leave granted. Heard on merits.

2. The appellant was employed as Manager in the United Commercial Bank, Punjab at Chandigarh when he was dismissed from service by order dated 6-2-1986. His appeal against the order of dismissal having failed, he filed a writ petition in the High Court. The learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition and set aside the order of dismissal on the ground that the same was passed in breach of the principles of natural justice. The management then preferred a Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench which has been allowed. Hence this appeal by special leave.

3. Admittedly, the disciplinary authority while making the order of dismissal stated as under :

"The presenting officer has submitted 28 exhibits, most of which are in the form of certificates of Shri Rajinder Paul and B.B. Bhatia, Officer and the then Assistant Manager of the branch, while one document (PEX-26) is in the form of inspection/investigation report of Shri V.P. Jindal and Shri J.R. Sharma. The certificates and inspection -cum-investigation report are most comprehensive documents.

Inspection-cum-Investigation report has been prepared by two senior officers of the then Division