Telengana Grameena Bank, T G B vs N. Chandrasekhar
2021 Latest Caselaw 116 Tel

     THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI
                                  AND
      THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY

                   WRIT APPEAL No.607 of 2019

JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon'ble the Chief Justice Hima Kohli)

1.    The appellants (respondents No.1 to 3 in W.P.No.341 of 2015)

are aggrieved by the order dated 12.06.2019, passed by the learned

Single Judge, allowing the wit petition filed by the respondent

No.1/writ petitioner, praying inter alia for quashing the order dated

06.05.2013, passed by the appellate authority, as violative of the

principles of natural justice.

2. In the impugned order, the learned Single Judge has observed

that in the instant case, the disciplinary authority has neither furnished

any reasons for arriving at the conclusion that the respondent No.1

deserves to be awarded a major punishment of removal from service,

nor has it examined the proportionality of the punishment before

imposing the major punishment of removal from service. As a result,

the impugned order of dismissal from service, has been set aside and

the disciplinary authority has been directed to consider the case of the

respondent No.1 afresh after affording him an opportunity of hearing.

3. After addressing arguments at some length, Mr. Narender

Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants states on

instructions that instead of pressing the present appeal, the appellants

may be permitted to withdraw the same while reserving the right of

the disciplinary authority to consider the case afresh after affording an

opportunity of hearing to the respondent No.1 before passing any

orders on the Enquiry Report dated 03.01.2013.

4. In view of the submission made hereinabove, the present appeal

is disposed of along with the pending applications, with liberty

granted to the appellants as prayed for.

______________________________ HIMA KOHLI, CJ

______________________________ B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J

20.01.2021 LUR/LRKM