1. Leave granted.
3. The charges framed against the respondent are the following :
(1) The Petitioner took charge of the Branch from 29.9.86. At the time of taking over charge, there were number of overdrafts accounts. Instead of taking care for adjustment of such advances by constant follow up, he continued to extend the facility un-authorised and without any delegated powers even exceeding the outstanding balance as on 29.9.86 as a result bank's interest is likely to be jeopardised.
(2) The petitioner allowed clean overdrafts to several parties without any delegated authority and much beyond his discretionary powers, violating Central office guideline as a result he has exposed the bank to severe financial risk.
(3) The petitioner allowed drawings in cash credit and much beyond the sanctioned limits and or enhanced the existing limits in gross violation of his discretionary powers. As such, there is every likelihood that the bank's interest may be at stake.
(4) The petitioner sanctioned number of fresh cash credit limits to different parties much beyond his lending powers in violation of bank's norms and guidelines without proper documents and in some cases without any documents.
(5) The petitioner sanctioned a number of Term Loans directly without observing the bank's rules and guidelines.
(6) The petitioner unauthorisedly issued Bank Guarantee on behalf of different parties without intimating to R.O. The guarantees were issued and signed by himself as Br. Manager though on behalf of the Bank. While acting so he had not taken counter guarantee in some cases.
(7) While allowing unauthorisedly advances/TOD/other loans, the petitioner had not taken proper documents. Most of the documents taken were blank, undated, unstamped. Thus he had not safeguarded the interest of the Bank.
(8) The petitioner though made member of unauthorised irregular advances, allowed clean overdrafts, he had not submitted any Control Returns to the regional Office inspite of letters/reminders.
(9) The petitione........