HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22898 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as Assistant Manager in Andhra Bank. The management of the bank issued a charge sheet dated 19.05.2010. The same is challenged in this writ petition. The principal contention of the petitioner is that several charges that are mentioned in the charge sheet were the subject matter of enquiry in earlier proceedings and those matters are closed by administering caution. He contends that once the matters are closed, there is absolutely no justification to the respondents in initiating disciplinary proceedings. Another contention is that the respondents have not furnished the list of documents, the list of witnesses etc. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The charge sheet can be questioned in a writ petition if only it is issued by an authority not vested with the jurisdiction or if it is contrary to any specific provision of law. No such contention is advanced by the petitioner, which is mostly on merits. Further, the charge sheet contains several charges. Even assuming that some of the charges were the subject matter of earlier proceedings and were given a finality, the same can be brought to the notice of the respondents by the petitioner by referring to the proceedings concerned. This Court does not find any basis to interfere with the charge sheet. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. It is, however, directed that before proceeding with the enquiry the respondents shall comply with the requirement under Rule 6 (3) of the Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1977. ______________________________ JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY 15th September 2010 Note: Issue CC in one week. B/o dr