Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010014252025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/416/2025 HIMANGSHU DEKA S/O BIJAY CHANDRA DEKA, RESIDENT OF 4 ALOKPUR, VIP ROAD, BORBARI, PS SATGAON, GUWAHATI 781036 VERSUS THE PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, PANBAZAR, GUWAHATI 2:THE CIRCLE HEAD PNB NAGOAN CIRCLE OFFICE 1SR FLOOR BSNL OFFICE OPP. NAGAON COLLEGE NAGAON ASSAM 3:THE BRANCH HEAD PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK BRANCH OFFICE MORIGAON 4:THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT CIRCLE OFFICE PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK NAGAON 5:THE ZONAL MANAGER PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK ZONAL OFFICE Page No.# 2/4 GUWAHAT Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A KHANDAKAR, A KALITA,MISS. J GOGOI,MR P J DUTTA,MR B P BORAH Advocate for the Respondent : , MR. B.K. SEN, SC, PNB,P SINGH(R-2),I KHATOON(R-2),N HASAN(R-2),MR A HUSSAIN(R-2),MR. B K SEN(R-2) Linked Case : WP(C)/930/2025 HIMANGSHU DEKA S/O- BIJAY CHANDRA DEKA R/O- 4 ALOKPUR VIP ROAD BORBARI P.S. SATGAON GUWAHATI- 781036 VERSUS THE PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR PANBAZAR GUWAHATI 2:THE CIRCLE HEAD PNB NAGAON CIRCLE OFFICE 1ST FLOOR BSNL OFFICE OPPOSITE NAGAON COLLEGE NAGAON 3:THE BRANCH HEAD PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK BRANCH OFFICE MORIGAON 4:THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT CIRCLE OFFICE PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK NAGAON Page No.# 3/4 5:THE ZONAL MANAGER PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK ZONAL OFFICE GUWAHATI ------------ Advocate for : MR B P BORAH Advocate for : SC PNB appearing for THE PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND 4 ORS BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard Mr. B. P . Borah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. K. Sen, learned Standing counsel, Punjab National Bank for the respondents. 1. The challenge made in these writ petitions is to the suspension order dated 29.04.2024 issued by the Circle Head, Punjab National Bank, Nagaon Circle, on the ground that the suspension has been allowed to continue without any review. 2. Mr. Sen, learned Standing counsel, Punjab National Bank submits that the suspension order was reviewed from time to time in accordance with law. However, by order dated 18.11.2025, after completion of the disciplinary proceeding, the petitioner has been imposed major penalty of removal from service. 3. Considering the above, since the final order has already been passed imposing penalty, these writ petitions have become infructuous. 4. Accordingly, writ petitions are closed as infructuous. 5. Needless to observe that the petitioner would be at liberty to challenge the final order as may be permissible under law. Page No.# 4/4 6. The communication dated 18.11.2025 placed by the learned Standing counsel, Punjab National Bank is kept on record and marked as document ‘X.’ JUDGE Comparing Assistant