{"id":254571,"date":"2010-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-t-s-a-swamy-vs-pragathi-gramin-bank-on-7-september-2010"},"modified":"2017-01-03T17:33:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T12:03:37","slug":"sri-t-s-a-swamy-vs-pragathi-gramin-bank-on-7-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-t-s-a-swamy-vs-pragathi-gramin-bank-on-7-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri T S A Swamy vs Pragathi Gramin Bank on 7 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri T S A Swamy vs Pragathi Gramin Bank on 7 September, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
-1-\nIN TIE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS Tim own DAY or SEPTEMBEI\u00a7;A'.I_20_1O\nBEFORE '% \u00b0A\n\nTI-IE I-IOLPBLE 1vm.JUs'rIcE RAM   '\u00ab  \n\nWRIT PETITION No.22832 161$-\"nI:1.  'T. I T\n\nT s A SWAMY\n\nS\/O. LATE SIDDAPPA, .\n\nAGE 47 YEARS, CLEFIi;'~.. _ _ ~  \n\nR\/AT PARVATI-II, 3RD 1VIA1N, CROSS, % _\n\nVIDYANAGAR, HARIHARA .--_ 5?'? f60.I~.,  ._  _\nDAVANAGERE_'DI_STR\u00a3CT.' - ..  ' I    PE'm'IoNER:\n\n(BY SR1. S  ADV]\nAND: V \" ' h '\n\n1 I  PRAGAWII' GRAMIN BANK\n  :_I--IEAD OFFICE; POST BOX 55\n _GAND--HINAGAR, BELLARY -- 583 103\n\"V I. REPQVBY 'ITS CHAIRMAN.\n\n  MANAGER\n\n- \u00bb._CHIvw{AYEMMIGANUR BRANCH\n~. HOLALKERE TALUK\nCHITRADURGA DISTRICT.\n\n\" 3-  MANAGR & INQUIRY OFFICER\n\nPRAGATHI GRAMIN BANK\nHOSADURGA BRANCH\nBELIIARY TALUK 8: DISTRICT.  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
THIS WRIT PETI’I’ION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
\n& 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF’ INDIA PRAYING TO CALL<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
M2-\n<\/p>\n
FOR RECORDS WHICH ULTIMATELY ‘,.I’I”J,<\/p>\n
PASSING OF THE ORDER ANN-A DATED’-..VV12;s;1’o AND <\/p>\n
DIRECT THE R1 TO POST PONE THE D’EPARTMEN’TAL~ .
\nPROCEEDINGS As PER ANN=4A “DAT,ED.;\u00ab ..1;2.\u00ab3..1o” TILL 2<\/p>\n
COMPLETION OF THE PROG_EE.DI_NiGSe, IBEFOVRE,
\nCRIMINAL COURT As PER ANN;-I-3 IN CRIME NO. 22:2\/oa<\/p>\n
DATED 19.11.09 REGISTERED BEFORE:”*ii:IE..\/_..sTA*I’IoI\\I’<\/p>\n
OFFICER, CHIKKA JA.IU__R=~._ POLICE\u00bb, fsTATIOI\\I OF’
\nHOLALKERE TALUK, CHITRADIIRGA DISTRICT; AND ETC.<\/p>\n
THIS PETITION “C~oMING .ON\u00a7.ORDERS THIS DAY,<\/p>\n
THE COURT MADE THE PoLI,OIA1-‘INo.:t_  .<\/p>\n
The   cha’rge;sheeted for \ufb01nancial
\nirregu1a.riti’esI_V’.’I3e:ing  in the discharge of
\nduties as   hisi respondent – Pragathi<\/p>\n
Gramin V”B_4a1Ik leadirig-7′ to initiation of disciplinary<\/p>\n
 proc5eediI3.gs, \\IIIhiie_..i.t\u00abIs asserted that a First Information<\/p>\n
  alleging commission of offences under<\/p>\n
“s~e\u00a2t1I~ontst 1’4I12o;id4os, 455 read with Section 34<\/a> IPC in<\/p>\n
 Crirr1’e..No.2v22\/2009 and in which the State is yet to file<\/p>\n
A fa.’ charge-sheet as investigation is in progress. The<\/p>\n
‘  petitioner. alleging that a disclosure of his defence in<\/p>\n
.4″ the departmentai proceedings would prejudice his case<\/p>\n
in the criminal proceedings, has presented this petition<\/p>\n
9*<\/p>\n
-3-<\/span><\/p>\n
for a writ of mandamus directing 4′ ‘
\npostpone the Departmental proceediirigsl’
\norder dated 12.03.2010  <\/p>\n
completion of the proceedlingsggbefolethe<\/p>\n
in Crime No.22f2.\/2009….”registered”mbelore the
\nInvestigating Of\ufb01cei*:7 Station of
\nH olalkere Tal;_tk,__    it<\/p>\n
  iieeromm MANAGER.\n<\/p>\n
U.P.s:iaTe3;,  nor: LAL AND ANOTHER!
\nheld thns:…_g 00    0 <\/p>\n
V _  “It “”the…..\u00abeharged employee holds a
\n of trust where honesty and integrity
\n requirements of functioning, it
\n  Wot.1ld:inVot be proper to deal with the matter<\/p>\n
0 leniently. Misconduct in such cases has to<\/p>\n
 ”  be\ufb02dealt with iron hands. Where the person<\/p>\n
 -Vdeals with public money or engaged in”
\n\ufb01nancial transactions or acts in a \ufb01duciary  <\/p>\n
capacity, the highest degree of integrity and<\/p>\n
_rM__lt_..m_m__a__i.._._o__.c_n
\n‘ (2003) 3 sec 605 M<\/p>\n
53<\/span>
\n.2:\n<\/p>\n
‘:  2<\/p>\n
2 (2003; 3 sec 729 <\/p>\n
trustworthiness is a must’   <\/p>\n
unexceptionable. ”\n<\/p>\n
3. In the fact situationl”‘noticevcictstipra, <\/p>\n
observations of the Apexhfiozirt BOKARO<\/p>\n
COLLIERY (TISCO im*D.1e”  SINGH2
\napplies on all its
\n‘;”2’t’3i”‘p;;l-.’i”he;i-.  aside the
\nrepc)rt”‘of.  the order of
\ndismissal _   authority
\nby obser\u20ac;:ing_   “against the
\nrespondent”  were    beyond
\nreasonable doirbt;  hasvsrepeatedly been
\nvvoheld  Court”t\u00bbh-at” the acquittal in a
\n  not operate as a bar for
\n   disciplinary proceeding
\n  It is well–settled
\nV:’ca..o_e.pi*inciple law that yardstick and standard
\n;proof’._in  criminal case is different from
\n  one  disciplinary proceedings. While
\nt:he_,vs_t\u00a7andard of proof in a criminal case is<\/p>\n
V'”*..procf beyond all reasonable doubt, the<\/p>\n
 – . ,;.’:’:.>.~..:~.-e\\:~
\n)EI??s’2–\/\/c.~..\u00ab\u00bb.  1<\/p>\n
-6-<\/span><\/p>\n
6. In the light of the aforesaid observations’:<\/p>\n
Apex Court, it is needless to state thatmthe <\/p>\n
holding a position of trust, must  <\/p>\n
integrity, trustworthiness  anythzliieiscondiict rnulgst<\/p>\n
dealt with appropriately,
\ndisciplinary proceedings.  of  that is
\nessential in a   one of proof
\nbeyond  d:oui)_t”las:_4’a.gainst:lpreponderance of<\/p>\n
probabilitlykini..ajdoii1estic.’enquirfgrrthere can be no hard<\/p>\n
and ii-ast*  \u00bbgtvher:_:”dolmestic enquiry ought to be<\/p>\n
postpone’d__Vltil1 llafter “a::_ll..’decision in the criminal trial.<\/p>\n
 g_ Mor’e0yer in theinstant case the criminal investigation<\/p>\n
‘ is ‘in  -and a charge sheet is not filed.<\/p>\n
V  accordingly rejected.\n<\/p>\n
V  result, the petition being meritless. is<\/p>\n
mg’;\n<\/p>\n
KS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri T S A Swamy vs Pragathi Gramin Bank on 7 September, 2010 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy -1- IN TIE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA. BANGALORE DATED THIS Tim own DAY or SEPTEMBEI\u00a7;A’.I_20_1O BEFORE ‘% \u00b0A TI-IE I-IOLPBLE 1vm.JUs’rIcE RAM ‘\u00ab WRIT PETITION No.22832 161$-“nI:1. ‘T. I T T s A SWAMY S\/O. 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