1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2944/2010 ( Bhandara District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., through its General Manager & another -: VERSUS :- Sau. Kalyani W/o Ravindra Natu & another ) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : JULY 28, 2010. Heard Adv. Shri A.M. Ghare for petitioners and Adv. Shri S.R. Bhongade for the respondents. Member of Industrial Court found that the petitioners have imposed punishment of withholding increment of respondent no.1 without holding any departmental inquiry as warranted by certified standing orders. Learned counsel for petitioner - bank has invited attention to Service Rules to show that service rules do not contemplate any such inquiry for imposing punishment for miscellaneous misconduct in any manner. He has also invited attention to certified standing orders. Adv. Shri Bhongade states that as per standing orders it is necessary to hold such inquiry and the same has not been held. Adv. Shri Ghare states that as prima facie respondent no.1 is guilty, the amount has been recovered by the bank from her and that amount at least should be allowed to be kept with bank ; and the direction 2 to repay it with interest should be suspended for reasonable period so as to enable the petitioner bank to hold departmental inquiry. Adv. Shri Bhongade is opposing this request. According to him the amount can be recovered from respondent no.1 after departmental inquiry as respondent no.1 is an employee. Holding of departmental inquiry is rightly held necessary by Industrial Court as per standing orders. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter in writ jurisdiction. Petitioner bank can take steps in accordance with law in the matter. Writ petition is therefore, dismissed. No order as to costs. JUDGE Tambaskar.