- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42913-DB WA No. 1020 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 1020 OF 2025 (S-DIS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI R SHANMUKAPPA S/O LATE RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, STAFF NO. 55512 EX. OFFICER CANARA BANK MADHAVANAGAR BRANCH BENGALURU - 560020 R/O NO. 56, 9TH CROSS, KALANAGAR K.G.HALLI, JALAHALLI WEST, OPP. SANJEEV ENGINEERING WORKS BENGALURU - 560015 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. HARISH N.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER APPELLATE AUTHORITY CANARA BANK HEAD OFFICE, PERSONAL WING NO.122, J.C.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560002 2. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY CANARA BANK DISCIPLINARY ACTION CELL Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42913-DB WA No. 1020 of 2025 CIRCLE OFFICE, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560001. 3. SRI U K VAIDYA SENIOR MANAGER THE INQUIRING AUTHORITY CANARA BANK ENQUIRY SET UP DISCIPLINARY ACTION CELL CIRCLE OFFICE M G ROAD BANGALORE - 560001. 4. SRI M S BHAT INVESTIGATING OFFICER /SENIOR MANAGER ENQUIRY SET UP DISCIPLINARY ACTION CELL CANARA BANK, CIRCLE OFFICE, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560001. 5. THE BRANCH MANAGER CANARA BANK MADHAVANAGAR BRANCH BANGALORE - 560020. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE FINAL ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE, IN WP No. 41682 OF 2012 (S-DIS) DATED 24.06.2024 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE APPELLANT BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42913-DB WA No. 1020 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court Appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 24.06.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No. 41682/2012 (S-DIS). 2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rankings before the learned Single Judge. 3. The petitioner, who got dismissed from service of the respondent/Canara Bank for gross misconduct committed by him in using the ATM Card of one Sri. C.ChandraShekaran, whose ATM Card got stuck in the ATM Machine, while he was drawing the money, has challenged the punishment imposed on him for removing him from services and the order of the Appellate Authority upholding the said punishment in W.P.No.41682/2012 (S-DIS). 3. The petitioner had misused the ATM Card of Sri Chandrashekaran for an amount of Rs.68,573/-, instead of returning the said card to its owner. The documentary record clearly establishes the misconduct of the petitioner and therefore, considering the gross - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:42913-DB WA No. 1020 of 2025 misconduct committed by the petitioner, the learned Single Judge has rightly not interfered with the quantum of punishment. 4. We find no reasons to interfere with the impugned judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly the writ appeal stands dismissed. 5. In view of disposal of the appeal, pending I.As, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16