Summarize the following court judgment. Civil Appeal No. 1137 of 1976. Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated the 14 8 75 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in C.W. No. 3995 of 1975. J. Ramamurthi for the Appellants. Janendra Lal and B. R. Agarwala for Respondents 2 and 3 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KRISHNA IYER	 J. This appeal	 by special leave	 lends itself to a quick burial in view of the brief facts set out below. The appellant has been an employee of the second respondent. A notice was issued to him to show cause why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for certain items of misconduct imputed to him. The then Secretary of the bank	 Shri Daljit Singh	 enquired into the allegations. Thereafter	 on April 1	 1975 the Secretary issued a notice to the appellant to show cause why his next increment should not be stopped by way of punishment; A reply was sent by the appellant by way of explanation and the Secretary accepting the explanation dropped the proceedings by order dated April 9	 1975 686 (Annexure III). Thereafter	 the Managing Director taking the view that Shri Daljit Singh	 Secretary	 had no power to inflict punishment on the employees of the bank and that therefore the proceedings culminating in the exoneration of the appellant were invalid issued a fresh memorandum which concluded thus: "After considering the said enquiry report along with other relevant documents	 I am provisionally of the view to impose upon you a penalty of dismissal from bank services. Before doing so	 you are asked to show cause within 21 days from the receipt of this memorandum	 why on account of findings of the said Enquiry Officer	 into the charges	 you should not be dismissed from the bank services. In case no reply is received within the prescribed period	 it will be presumed that you have no reply in this behalf and the proposed punishment will be imposed. " The appellant was also suspended on the same date	 viz.	 7th July 1975. Thereupon	 a writ petition under articles 226/227 was moved by the appellant challenging the revival of the proceedings against him as illegal and opposed to natural justice. The first point raised in objection by the second respondent is that the writ petition is premature since no action has been taken finally against the appellant	 the disciplinary proceedings are still pending and the explanation of the appellant is under consideration. It is only in the event of the appellant being punished that any grievance can arise for him to be agitated in the proper forum. Other obstacles in the way of granting the appellant relief were also urged before the High Court and before us	 but we are not inclined to investigate them for the short reason that the writ petition was in any case premature. No punitive action has yet been taken. It is difficult to state	 apart from speculation	 what the outcome of the proceedings will be. In case the appellant is punished	 it is certainly open to him either to file an appeal as provided in the relevant rules or to take other action that he may be advised to resort to. It is not for us	 at the moment	 to consider whether a writ petition will lie or whether an industrial dispute should be raised or whether an appeal to the competent authority under the rules is the proper remedy	 although these are issues which merit serious consideration. We are satisfied that	 enough unto the day being the evil thereof	 we need not dwell on problems which do not arise in the light of the 687 view we take that there is no present grievance of punitive action which can be ventilated in court. After all	 even the question of jurisdiction to re open what is claimed to be a closed enquiry will	 and must	 be considered by the Managing Director. On this score	 we dismiss the appeal but	 in the circumstances	 without costs. Before parting with this case	 we would like to make it clear that counsel for the co operative bank has not been able to show any power to suspend an employee pending an enquiry. If that be so	 the suspension of the appellant is plainly without the pale of law and he would be entitled to his salary during the period till final orders are passed. Since the matter has been pending long enough	 we are assured by counsel for the respondent that final orders may be passed within one month from to day. M.R. Appeal dismissed.

Misconduct was imputed to the appellant by his employer	 the second respondent. The then Secretary of the bank enquired into the allegations and	 after issuing a notice to the appellant for showing cause against punishment	 accepted his explanation and dropped the proceedings. Thereafter	 the Managing Director of the Bank opined that the said Secretary was not empowered to punish a bank employee	 and therefore	 the proceedings culminating in the exoneration of the appellant were invalid. The proceedings were revived	 and the appellant was suspended. His writ petition under articles 226 and 227 was dismissed by the High Court. On appeal by special leave	 the appellant challenged the revival of the proceedings against him	 as illegal and opposed to natural justice. Dismissing the appeal	 the Court. ^ HELD: (1) There is no present grievance of punitive action which can be ventilated in court. The writ petition is premature since no action has been taken finally	 against the appellant. [687A] (2) The co operative bank has not been able to show any power to suspend an employee pending an enquiry. If that be so	 the suspension of the appellant is plainly without the pale of law. [687B]