Rajender Singh vs State Bank Of India on 18 February, 2015

delivered on: 18.02.2015 + W.P.(C) 7414/2010 & CM No. 4431-4432/2013 RAJENDER SINGH ..... Petitioner versus STATE BANK OF INDIA ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Ms Harvinder Oberoi and Mr Jawahar Singh. For the Respondent : Mr Pramod Kumar. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU JUDGMENT

VIBHU BAKHRU, J CM No. 4431-4432/2013 For the reasons stated in the applications, the same are allowed.

W.P.(C) 7414/2010

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition impugning an order dated 12.03.2010 (hereafter the 'impugned award') whereby the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (hereafter the 'Tribunal') held that the charges of misconduct were proved against the petitioner and imposed the punishment of dismissal of the petitioner from the services of the respondent bank.

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2. Brief facts that are relevant for examining the controversy in the present petition are as under:-

2.1 The petitioner was working as an employee of the District Courts, Delhi. The petitioner applied for the post of clerk/typist with the State Bank of Indore (now merged with the State Bank of India) for the Delhi region. The respondent bank issued an appointment letter dated 17.06.1983 to the petitioner for joining at Chandni Chowk branch, Delhi. Thereafter, one Mr. P.C. Joshi, Regional Manager of the respondent