IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.15589 of 2005 Date of Decision:04.07.2008. S.K.Pant ...Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.G.S.Bajwa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Yatinder Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr.Ashwani Prashar, Advocate, for respondents No.3 and 4. **** ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is aggrieved by the order (Annexure P-9) vide which he was dismissed from service. The appeal and the revision filed by the petitioner have also been dismissed vide orders (Annexures P-11 and P-13). The argument of the petitioner is that the impugned order (Annexure P-9) vide which he was ordered to be dismissed from service was initially passed by the Managing Director which was subsequently ratified by the Board of Directors. It is submitted that it was the Board of Directors which was the competent authority to pass any order with regard to dismissal of the petitioner from service. Counsel for the respondents has placed reliance upon Annexure R-3/8 which is a copy of Resolution No.7 of the Board of Directors passed in the meeting held on 28.10.2000 according to which the petitioner was ordered to be dismissed from service by the Board of C.W.P. No.15589 of 2005 --2-- Directors. A perusal of this order also shows that the Managing Director of the Bank was authorized to issue dismissal order. We have perused the order (Annexure R-3/8) and it shows that the order dismissing the petitioner from service was passed by the Board of Directors and the same was only to be conveyed by the Managing Director. The appeal and the revision preferred by the petitioner against Annexure P-9 have also been dismissed vide orders (Annexures P-11 and P-13) and this petition has been filed after three years after the dismissal of the revision petition. In view of the aforementioned facts, we find no merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE July 04, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) seema JUDGE