PATNA, India, Sept. 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 11:

Heard the parties.

2. At the relevant time, while the petitioner was holding the post of Branch Manager, Ghorasahan Branch, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, he was subjected to departmental proceeding, on the charges of, inter alia, issuing a manifold to the Motihari Branch for issuance of bankers cheque of Rs. 6,36,544/- in favour of Bank of India, without confirming about the earlier manifold and without obtaining payment advice, which was issued from the branch by him; and further with respect to a charge of issuing another manifold for an amount of Rs. 64,198/- on Muzaffarpur Branch of bank in favour of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited, towards ...