IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9903 of 2010 1. PREM PRAKASH SINGH S/O LATE RUDRANARAYAN SINGH R/O VILL DUMDUMA, P.S.DAUDPUR, DISTT-SARAN AT CHAPRA Versus 1. THE ZONAL MANAGER,CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA 2. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE, SIWAN 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA EKMA BRANCH, SARAN AT CHAPRA 4. THE BRANCH MANAGER-CUM-INQUIRY OFFICER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA BARHARIA BRANCH, SIWAN ----------- 3. 06.07.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Central Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”). 2. In compliance of my order dated 30.6.2010 counsel for the Bank has taken instruction and on the basis of the instruction received and the contents of the departmental proceeding file of the petitioner states that the departmental proceeding initiated against the petitioner was taken up for ex parte hearing on 22.5.2010 in compliance of the notice of the Enquiry Officer dated 19.5.2010 which was received by the petitioner on 19.5.2010 itself and as the petitioner did not choose to appear on 22.5.2010 the proceeding has been closed with direction to the petitioner to file written submission. In the circumstances, according to learned counsel for the Bank there is no occasion for the Bank at this stage to inform the petitioner the date(s) on which the account(s) were closed from which fraudulent withdrawal is alleged at the instance of the petitioner as also to furnish the memo of charge, enquiry report and the final order passed in the case of M/S Ram Charan Singh, Kamlesh Kumar and Pramod Kumar Sinha as petitioner never responded to the direction of the disciplinary authority contained in letter dated 12.5.2010, Annexure-5. 3. The departmental proceeding initiated against the - 2 - petitioner having already been taken for ex parte hearing and closed on 22.5.2010 the stage for furnishing the documents and other relevant material to the petitioner is over. 4. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to challenge the findings contained in the enquiry-report if the findings are recorded against him by raising the submissions which have been raised in this petition before the disciplinary authority by filing second show-cause reply raising submissions that the findings has been recorded without giving him the relevant documents as claimed by him in compliance of the direction of the disciplinary authority contained in letter dated 12.5.2010 as also the relevant material concerning M/S Ram Charan Singh, Kamlesh Kumar and Pramod Kumar Sinha. The second show-cause reply filed by the petitioner be considered in accordance with law. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)