Ajit Kumar Das v. The Chairman, Board Of Directors Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2405 of 2016 ====================================================== Ajit Kumar Das son of Late Daya Nand Lal Das resident of Village Imadpatti, Post Office - Imadpatti, Police Station Bhairav Ashtan, District Madhubani, Bihar and presently posted at Branch Bhagipatti under Regional Office Gopalganj of the bank as an Officer Scale - I, District Gopalganj ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The Chairman, Board Of Directors Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank through its Head Office Sharma Complex, Kalambagh Chowk, Post Office and Police Station Muzaffarpur, Bihar

2. The Chairman cum Disciplinary Authority, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank through its Head Office Sharma Complex, Kalambagh Chowk, Post Office and Police Station Muzaffarpur, Bihar

3. The Regional Manager, through its Regional Office, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Langara Chowk, Post Office Jhanjharpur Bazar, Police Station Jhanjharpur, District Madhubani

4. Shri Birendra Kumar, Internal Auditor, through the Regional Office, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Langara Chowk, Post Jhanjharpur bazar, Police Station Jhanjharpur, District Madhubani, Bihar ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das, Advocate For the Bank :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 14-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the bank.

Writ petition was filed challenging memorandum of charges dated 2.11.2015( Annexure 5).

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that during pendency of the writ petition final order of punishment dated 28.2.2016 has been awarded. He submits that in view of the events subsequent to filing of the writ petition he seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to assail order of punishment in appeal before the Appellate

Patna High Court CWJC No.2405 of 2016(3) dt.14-02-2019 2/2 Authority.

Writ petition is permitted to be withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.

Order of punishment is dated 28.6.2016. Since the writ petition was pending during all this while, this Court would observe that time spent in the instant proceeding would not be held against the petitioner as delay by the Appellate Authority if the appeal is filed by him within two weeks from today. (Madhuresh Prasad, J) Shashi U