{"id":153937,"date":"2010-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vishnu-d-devadiga-vs-state-bank-of-india-on-8-september-2010"},"modified":"2017-11-13T02:03:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T20:33:39","slug":"vishnu-d-devadiga-vs-state-bank-of-india-on-8-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/vishnu-d-devadiga-vs-state-bank-of-india-on-8-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Vishnu D Devadiga vs State Bank Of India on 8 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Vishnu D Devadiga vs State Bank Of India on 8 September, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE sth DAY OF SEP'I'E3\\\/IBER'~2:0.i0VV\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MR.JUSTICE__RAM  0 \u00b0 \n\nWRIT PETITION No, 13106\/E2010  K  E' \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nSn' Vishnu D. Devadiga. _  ,\nS\/0. Durgappa N. DeVa\u00a71iga..7' \nAged about 50_years_... _ '--  \nR\/0. No. 2, S:riniVas\u00a7:Ni1ajsfa  E'   \nSidedaha11i\u00a7._?P0iSt'_Nagas}Emd1fa  E \nBarigalorie \/  E     \n\n   M  0%   ...PETI'I'IONER\n(By Srif'M'o1ic1. U'si:1i1af:~.Shajk191';\"AdV.]\n\nAND;'g \u00b0 . '\n1. state 1ncuaTafE\n\nV' _\u00a7Rep._ by th'e_.ChaiTman\n-- E'\\\/Iad.am. Cama\"'Road\n\n  * V. 1' W I\\11;mbaj\"~-\u00bb__400021\n\n  of India\n\n   Bangalore -- 560001\n\nLocal Hefad Office\nRep, by the Chief General Manager\nNo\u00bb._.85, St.Marks Road\n\nM\n\n\n\n3. The Asst. General Manager 8:\nThe then Disciplinary Authority\nState Bank of India, Administrative Unit\nNo. 65, St.Marks Road\nBangalore -- 560001\n\n4. The Asst. General Manager _[A.dr_nin)_'and\"  A\nThe present Disciplinary Authority;  '7 v '\nState Bank of india   ~' \nAdministrative Unit , _\n\nNo. 65, St.Marks Road \nBangalore -- 560001  A\n\n5. Sri Sudhakar  _  .v   \nChief Manager (Admin)   \nThe Enquiry Officer_'_  ' \nState Bankp'ovf_Indiag  _ .  \nNetwor1&lt;i._-- 1;GRegion ?,--_V   &quot; \n\n   . i\nBangaiore I-&#039;}_56O001&quot;*T ~ &#039; 6\n\n. . . RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>&#8216;Th_i&#8217;s  Articles 226 and 227 of<br \/>\nthe_Constitt_ition. of, india praying to call for the entire<\/p>\n<p> of  including the records relating to<\/p>\n<p> :Al&#8217;iI1E:ifA{;AK,~.4TfF0fn the respondents and to quash the<\/p>\n<p> p  made through the proceedings dt.<\/p>\n<p> Officer&#8221;; of the Bank, addressed to the Defence<\/p>\n<p>2.5\/1\/r20 i o&#8217;in charge sheet dt. 28\/1\/02 by the Enquiry<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>Representative of the petitioner, a true copy of which is<\/p>\n<p>produced as Annex.L, and etc.<\/p>\n<p>This WP. is coming on for <\/p>\n<p>this day, the Court made the fo11owing:_..&#8211;._&#8217;::~.. b  i<\/p>\n<p>oRDE3T7<\/p>\n<p>On a complaint receixfe&#8217;dV_Afroni  State T&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Financial Corporation th&#8217;at&#8211;~VViE\u00a7s.2;4f4a remitted in<br \/>\ncash on 17\/6\/  petitioner did<br \/>\nnot credit  misappropriated<br \/>\nthe   complaint before the<br \/>\nCubhon&#8221;  the respondent, State<br \/>\n petitioner was discharging<\/p>\n<p>duties. That cornpiairitw was registered as Cr.No.494\/98<\/p>\n<p>  after investigation, the charge sheet dt. 26\/4\/99<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;Vwasei  aileging the commission of offence under<\/p>\n<p>Indian Penal Code and the trial having<\/p>\n<p> AA comnienced on 19 \/ 6 \/ O2 is presently in its last stage.<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>2. In the meanwhile, the respondent, ._ Bank,<\/p>\n<p>initiated disciplinary proceedings by issuing_.&#8217;a,_d:&#8221;c\u00bbha_rge<\/p>\n<p>sheet on 28\/ 1\/ 02 alleging misconduct .p<\/p>\n<p>fraud involving Rs.2,44, 167\/  H  &#8216; e. <\/p>\n<p>relating to failure to account for rnoniesdd&#8217;c1fedited&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>KSF C into their current acc_ot1_nt on .several  &#8216;dates.&#8217; V<\/p>\n<p>Thus the respondent, em};21o3r&#8217;er.&#8221;&#8216;institntede discipiinaly<br \/>\naction not only over V&#8221;_\u00bb..si1!__3ject matter of<br \/>\ncriminal  relating to other<\/p>\n<p>miscond11ct\u00e9ts&#8217;\\,V  V&#8221; * 1&#8217;<\/p>\n<p> __ __ the petitioner, the domestic<br \/>\nenquiI&#8221;y&lt;.proceedings\u00bb- icoxnrnenced for the first time by<\/p>\n<p>letter cit. 25&#039;,*ioJ\/07g, Annex.G, of the Enquiry Officer,<\/p>\n<p>  petitioner of the hearing on 13\/11\/07 at<\/p>\n<p>   &quot;pnrsuant to which petitioner made a<\/p>\n<p>  nsince VC.C.No.8272\/99 is pending before IV A.C.M.M.,<\/p>\n<p>repres&#039;entation dt. 13\/ 11\/07, Annex.H, stating that<\/p>\n<p>but<\/p>\n<p>Bangalore, over the very same charge and in terms of<\/p>\n<p>Clause (4) of the memorandum of settlem:ent&#039;~\u00bb.vVdt.<\/p>\n<p>i0\/4\/02 between the I.B.A. and  <\/p>\n<p>domestic enquiry proceedings. __be _&#8211;&#039;.Vdefe.ijre&#039;d  <\/p>\n<p>conclusion of the trial in the<br \/>\ndisciplinary authority by&#039;:_ A&quot;C:1.&quot;:[&#039;_&#039;~._V\u00a2\u00a7\/&quot;iii-\/1()&quot;,:l&#039;<br \/>\nAnnex.K, rejected   the &#039;petitioner on the<br \/>\npremise that it is position in law that<br \/>\ncriminal prosecu_tion&quot;as&#039;  action can<br \/>\nbe   this Writ Petition.\n<\/p>\n<p> __ This&#8221;.V1ea1*ned_i&#8217;Counsel for petitioner contends<br \/>\nthat   of 4 of the Memorandum of<\/p>\n<p>Settlement  between the employer and All<\/p>\n<p> _Vl3lai1.1{&#8216;Employees Association, though the trial did<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;~nl&#8217;ot,&#8217;com&#8217;I_ne&#8217;Ip1ce within one year, nevertheless, having<\/p>\n<p>  lpursued the domestic enquiry after 2002, the<\/p>\n<p>coummenceld on 19\/6\/02 and the bank having not<\/p>\n<p>Ml<\/p>\n<p>disciplinary proceedings were required to be deferred<\/p>\n<p>until the conciusion of the trial in the criminal.<\/p>\n<p>5. For a better understanding of <\/p>\n<p>advanced by the learned Counsel    &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>necessary to extract paragraph ?i._o&#8217;r&#8221;- the  i,<\/p>\n<p>which reads thus:\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; If after steps been to prosecute an<br \/>\nemployee or to l    for an<br \/>\noffence, he is V_within&#8217;a year of the<br \/>\ncommi.ssidn of the c.iiene.e,j;-themanagement may<br \/>\ntheir J6?!&#8217;  if he had committed an<br \/>\n.\u00bbact   or of &#8220;minor<br \/>\n below; provided that if<\/p>\n<p>I the  Jswas to start prosecution<br \/>\nproceedVi11gs,= refusehs to do so or comes to the<br \/>\n :eonclusioi*&#8217;i\u00abth_attv there is no case for prosecution<br \/>\n open to the management to proceed<br \/>\n  employee under the provisions set<br \/>\nV l out in Clauses 11 and 12 infra relating to<br \/>\n a discharge, but he shall be deemed to have been<br \/>\n duty during the period of suspension, if any,<\/p>\n<p> and shail be entitled to the full wages and<\/p>\n<p>MK<\/p>\n<p>allowances and to all other privileges for such<br \/>\nperiod. In the event of the managerneiitap<br \/>\ndeciding. after enquiry, not to continue<br \/>\nservice, he shall be liable only for  is<br \/>\nwith three months&#8217; pay and allowances<br \/>\nnotice as provided in  -I<br \/>\nthe pendency of the proceedings<br \/>\nhe is put on trial silica&#8217;, proceedingsb.:vsha&#8217;ll&#8211;VVbe<br \/>\nstayed pending the completion ofllthelitrial\ufb01after<br \/>\nwhich the provi~sions.v&#8217;ri1entioned in lVC&#8217;.laiise 3<br \/>\nabove shall     ll\n<\/p>\n<p>6. gofnoticed supra, charge<br \/>\nNo.1 in:  proceedings against the<br \/>\npetitioner&#8221;1A&#8217;Ile\u00a7ates.p -the j charge subject matter of<\/p>\n<p>criminal proceedirigsllfor commission of offence under<\/p>\n<p>Secf.409 oi Vlvvhlile charge No.2 in the disciplinary<\/p>\n<p> \u00abproceedings.._ is not subject matter of criminal case. In<\/p>\n<p> ._th&#8217;at matter, paragraph&#8211;4 extracted supra of<\/p>\n<p>the Shastry award becomes relevant for the purpose of<\/p>\n<p>l   the \ufb01rst charge and not for the second charge.<\/p>\n<p>7. Admittedly complaint lodged over the \ufb01rst<\/p>\n<p>charge is on 7\/9\/98, the charge sheet ison<\/p>\n<p>23\/4\/ 99 and the trial commenced by <\/p>\n<p>first witness on 19\/6\/02. &#8216;I&#8217;h_us._it  &#8216; 1. <\/p>\n<p>the part of the disciplinary ad&#8217;tho:r_Ailty <\/p>\n<p>least, that disciplinary  in charge&#8217; 9<\/p>\n<p>No.2 continue imm\u00e9diatelyl-o-nt&#8217;issuelof&#8217;theiarticles of<br \/>\ncharge in the year   on the<br \/>\npart of  as to the<br \/>\ncontinuanlc\u00e9y_&#8217;0it&#8221;t&#8217;hVe   to the first charge in<br \/>\nthe Zjight.  of the criminal trial.<br \/>\nApparentlyl  is not forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>obviously&#8217;in\/th.e&#8217;,&#8217;&#8211;light&#8221;oi&#8221; the fact that the petitioner did<\/p>\n<p>  pyeintypoutllltffall these aspects of the matter as<\/p>\n<p>   the letter dt. 13\/ 1 I \/O7, Annex.H. I say<\/p>\n<p>so44_bec..aa1.speAnnex.H is as bald as it can be except for a<\/p>\n<p> ppstatement that the disciplinary authority should defer<\/p>\n<p>QM<\/p>\n<p>the consideration of departmental proceedings until the<\/p>\n<p>completion of the trial in criminal court.<\/p>\n<p>8. Reserving liberty to the petitio&#8217;i&#8221;1e1f&#8217;t:o n\ufb01ie&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>comprehensive application    &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>relevant facts and materials toienable <\/p>\n<p>authority to arrive at a  over the<br \/>\ndeferment or othcrvvise&#8217;  proceedings<br \/>\nover charge No.1  of the Shastry<br \/>\nAward,   oi\u00a7de;9sd:&#8221;&#8221;accordingly. It is<br \/>\nneed1\u00a2S_$\u20ac tgu  were to make a<br \/>\nproper  -t the Adisciplinary authority<br \/>\nWithin   Jstoday, I have no reason to<\/p>\n<p>be1i\u00a2cve.thatV&#8221;th_eauthority would not consider the salne<\/p>\n<p>. and pa-:s.s-.orders in accordance with law.<\/p>\n<p>Sdtz<br \/>\nJudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Vishnu D Devadiga vs State Bank Of India on 8 September, 2010 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE sth DAY OF SEP&#8217;I&#8217;E3\\\/IBER&#8217;~2:0.i0VV BEFORE THE HONBLE MR.JUSTICE__RAM 0 \u00b0 WRIT PETITION No, 13106\/E2010 K E&#8217; BETWEEN: Sn&#8217; Vishnu D. Devadiga. _ , S\/0. 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