Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:128749 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10880 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vikrant Singh Respondent :- Indian Bank through Its General Manager, Corporate Office and 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gunjan Sharma,Namit Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- Pashupati Nath Tripathi Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. Heard Shri Namit Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Pashupati Nath Tripathi, learned counsel for all the respondents. 2. Against the award of major penalty, the petitioner has preferred an appeal before respondent No.2 on 07.01.2025 and the prayer in this writ petition is for issuing a direction for expeditious and time bound disposal of the said appeal. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in paragraph 17 of the writ petition, reliance has been placed upon Clause 12.1 at page 19.31 of Indian Bank Vigilance Administrative Manual and submission has been made that the said Clause mandates 90 days period for disposal of departmental appeal. 4. Shri Tripathi, learned counsel for the Bank does not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the aforesaid Clause 12.1, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2-General Manager (HRM)/Appellate Authority, Indian Bank, IR Cell (DP), HRM Department to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner and decide the same on merits strictly in accordance with law on or before 20.10.2025, provided a copy of this order is served before respondent No.2 within a period of one week. 6. As soon as the appeal is decided, a copy of the decision shall be served upon the petitioner by registered post without any delay. Order Date :- 1.8.2025 Jyotsana Digitally signed by :- JYOTSANA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad