{"id":27590,"date":"2009-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/om-parkash-vs-union-bank-of-india-and-others-on-6-october-2009"},"modified":"2015-08-15T04:20:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T22:50:37","slug":"om-parkash-vs-union-bank-of-india-and-others-on-6-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/om-parkash-vs-union-bank-of-india-and-others-on-6-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"Om Parkash vs Union Bank Of India And Others on 6 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Om Parkash vs Union Bank Of India And Others on 6 October, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n                     CHANDIGARH.\n\n                                                C.W.P. No. 11961 of 2009\n                                       DATE OF DECISION : 06.10.2009\n\nOm Parkash\n\n                                                          ... PETITIONER\n                                  Versus\nUnion Bank of India and others\n\n                                                      ..... RESPONDENTS\n\n\nCORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL\n\n\nPresent:     Mr. Praveen Gupta, Advocate,\n             for the petitioner.\n\n                        ***\n\nSATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J.\n<\/pre>\n<p>             The petitioner has challenged the order dated 24.4.2006<\/p>\n<p>(Annexure P-4), passed by the Disciplinary Authority, whereby the penalty<\/p>\n<p>of dismissal from the services of the bank has been imposed on him; as well<\/p>\n<p>as the order dated 14.8.2007 (Annexure P-7), whereby his appeal against the<\/p>\n<p>aforesaid order has been dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>             In the present case, the petitioner was charge sheeted on the<\/p>\n<p>allegation that while working as Head Cashier, Bankner Branch, he was<\/p>\n<p>involved in various fraudulent transactions in connivance with the Branch<\/p>\n<p>Manager and Accountant and had misappropriated the loan amounts and the<\/p>\n<p>instalments of the loans received by him from the parties\/borrowers. A<\/p>\n<p>departmental enquiry was held, in which the charges levelled against the<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> CWP No. 11961 of 2009                                               -2-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>petitioner were proved. The enquiry report has been annexed with the<\/p>\n<p>petition as Annexure P-3\/A. Copy of the enquiry report was given to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner and before passing the order of punishment, the petitioner was<\/p>\n<p>provided an opportunity of hearing. It is admitted position that before<\/p>\n<p>passing the order of punishment, the petitioner filed detailed written<\/p>\n<p>submissions and he was also heard and thereafter, the order of dismissal<\/p>\n<p>from service was passed against him. The Appellate Authority, after<\/p>\n<p>considering the various submissions and after providing personal hearing to<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner, dismissed the appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>            I have heard the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>and have perused the orders, passed by the Disciplinary Authority as well as<\/p>\n<p>the Appellate Authority.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the impugned<\/p>\n<p>order of dismissal from service has been passed in gross violation of the<\/p>\n<p>principles of natural justice, as before passing the order of punishment, no<\/p>\n<p>show cause notice was issued to the petitioner to make submissions on the<\/p>\n<p>findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer. In support of his contention,<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel relied upon the decision of the Supreme Court in State<\/p>\n<p>Bank of India and others Versus Ranjit Kumar Chakraborty and Anr.,<\/p>\n<p>2009 (3) Service Cases Today 406.\n<\/p>\n<p>            I do not find any substance in the submission made by learned<\/p>\n<p>counsel for the petitioner. It is the conceded position that there is no<\/p>\n<p>provision in the Bipartite settlement, which is applicable in case of the<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> CWP No. 11961 of 2009                                                  -3-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>petitioner, to call for the submissions of the delinquent employee on the<\/p>\n<p>findings of the Enquiry Officer. However, before passing the order of<\/p>\n<p>punishment, the petitioner was supplied copy of the enquiry report and he<\/p>\n<p>was also given personal hearing. It is the admitted position that in view of<\/p>\n<p>the said opportunity, the petitioner made detailed written submissions and<\/p>\n<p>also made oral submissions, and after considering the same, the Disciplinary<\/p>\n<p>Authority imposed the impugned penalty on the petitioner. Therefore, in my<\/p>\n<p>view, in the instant case, it cannot be said that while imposing the penalty of<\/p>\n<p>dismissal from service, the principle of natural justice has been violated.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment cited by learned counsel is not applicable to the facts and<\/p>\n<p>circumstances of this case. In that case, the Disciplinary Authority was not<\/p>\n<p>competent to impose major penalty, therefore, the matter was placed before<\/p>\n<p>the Appointing Authority, who passed the order of major penalty of<\/p>\n<p>dismissal, without hearing the delinquent employee. A contention was<\/p>\n<p>raised that since the rules were silent with regard to giving hearing to the<\/p>\n<p>delinquent employee by the Appointing Authority before passing the order<\/p>\n<p>of major penalty, therefore, the order was valid. While rejecting the said<\/p>\n<p>contention, it was observed that a hearing should be given to a person who<\/p>\n<p>is being punished with a major penalty. The principle of natural justice has<\/p>\n<p>to be read in the Rule, even though the Rule is silent. In the instant case,<\/p>\n<p>before imposing the major penalty on the petitioner, his written submissions<\/p>\n<p>made by the petitioner were considered and a personal hearing was provided<\/p>\n<p>to him. Therefore, it cannot be said that while passing the impugned order,<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> CWP No. 11961 of 2009                                                 -4-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>the principle of natural justice has been violated.\n<\/p>\n<p>             Secondly, learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the<\/p>\n<p>punishment of dismissal is disproportionate to the charges, alleged to have<\/p>\n<p>been proved against the petitioner. I do not find any force in this submission<\/p>\n<p>also. A perusal of the enquiry report reveals that all the charges levelled<\/p>\n<p>against the petitioner stand proved. A finding has been recorded that the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner misutilised bank&#8217;s funds by pocketing the amount given to him for<\/p>\n<p>deposit by parties, claimed superfluous conveyance without incurring any<\/p>\n<p>expenditure for same and, therefore, had misappropriated bank&#8217;s funds for<\/p>\n<p>his personal gains, which tarnished the bank&#8217;s image. It is well settled that<\/p>\n<p>this Court in exercise of the power under Article 226 of the Constitution of<\/p>\n<p>India should not interfere with the administrative decision, unless it was<\/p>\n<p>illogical, suffering from procedural impropriety or was shocking to the<\/p>\n<p>conscious of the Court, in the sense that it was in defiance of logic or moral<\/p>\n<p>standards. Keeping in view the facts of the case, nature of the allegations<\/p>\n<p>and the findings recorded by the Enquiry Officer, I do not find that the<\/p>\n<p>punishment imposed on the petitioner is disproportionate.<\/p>\n<p>             Further, a perusal of the enquiry report reveals that the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner was given full opportunity to defend the charges levelled against<\/p>\n<p>him. The Enquiry Officer, while considering each and every evidence<\/p>\n<p>produced by the parties, has recorded the finding against the petitioner.<\/p>\n<p>Counsel for the petitioner could not point out any illegality or perversity in<\/p>\n<p>the said finding of fact, on the basis of which the impugned order has been<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\"> CWP No. 11961 of 2009                                                -5-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>passed, after complying with the principle of natural justice. Thus, I do not<\/p>\n<p>find any illegality in the impugned order.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<pre>October 06, 2009                             ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL )\nndj                                                   JUDGE\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab-Haryana High Court Om Parkash vs Union Bank Of India And Others on 6 October, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11961 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 06.10.2009 Om Parkash &#8230; PETITIONER Versus Union Bank of India and others &#8230;.. RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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