2026:JHHC:19397 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 5246 of 2025 ---------- Varun Kumar Manjhi, aged about 37 years, son of Shri Shiv Charan Manjhi, resident of Vill. Nawadih, P.O. Deoltand, P.S. Ichagarh, Dist. Kharsawan. ………. Petitioner Versus 1. United Commercial Bank, 10, BTM Sarani, BBD Bagh, P.O. BTM Sarani, P.S. BBD Bagh, Kolkata-700001 through its Director. 2. Managing Director, United Commercial Bank, 10, BTM Sarani, BBD Bagh, P.O. BTM Sarani, P.S. BBD Bagh, Kolkata-700001. 3. General Manager, United Commercial Bank, 10, BTM Sarani, BBD Bagh, P.O. BTM Sarani, P.S. BBD Bagh, Kolkata-700001. 4. Dy. General Manager, United Commercial Bank, Zonal Office, Arcad International, Civil Lines, Ajmer Road, P.O. + P.S. Civil Lines, Jaipur-302006. ………. Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. P.A.S. Pati, Advocate ---------- 06/ 02.07.2026 By way of present writ application the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent No. 3 to dispose of the departmental appeal filed by the petitioner on 27.12.2024. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the order of punishment, a departmental appeal has already been preferred before the respondent No. 3, however, the same has not yet been disposed. Accordingly, at this stage interest of justice would be sufficed by directing the respondent No. 3, who is the appellate authority, to dispose of the pending appeal as expeditiously as possible. 3. There is no objection from the respondents. 4. Accordingly, the instant application stands disposed of by directing the petitioner to approach the respondent No. 3 by giving a copy of the writ application which also contains the departmental appeal as Annexure-3, as early as possible. The moment respondent No. 3 will receive this writ application containing the departmental appeal, he shall pass an appropriate order in appeal 2026:JHHC:19397 2 strictly in accordance of law and applicable rules and regulations, after giving due opportunity to the petitioner, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. It goes without saying that this Court has not gone into the merits of this case. 6. As a result, the instant application stands allowed. 7. Pending I.A. No. 11465 of 2025 stands closed. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 2nd July, 2026 Kunal/- Uploaded 07.07.2026