Ranpati Dewage Ramani Champika vs National Savings Bank et al. – CA WRIT 02/2017-2017

In Ranpati Dewage Ramani Champika v. National Savings Bank & Others, the court addressed whether a charge sheet issued against the petitioner, a former Bank Manager, was properly framed under relevant rules and circulars, and whether judicial intervention was warranted in the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Bank. It was determined that the disciplinary charges were lawfully based on the Bank’s Disciplinary Code and the circulars valid at the time of the alleged misconduct, rendering later circulars inapplicable. The court refused to intervene in the Bank’s internal disciplinary process and declined to issue notice on the petitioner’s application, reaffirming that disciplinary inquiries premised on properly identified regulatory instruments should not be overturned absent a clear