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‘GET OUT’ Public Sector Bank Retiree Alleges Humiliation, Denied Leave, and Unfair Punishment Before Retirement

A retired Chief Manager from a Public Sector Bank has come forward with serious allegations. He says he was denied leave, publicly humiliated, and unfairly punished before retirement. Despite 40 years of clean service, he alleges the system worked against him.

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Author: Kalyani Mali

Published: 8 hours ago

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A retired Chief Manager from a Public Sector Bank has come forward with serious allegations, claiming he was denied leave, publicly humiliated, and unfairly punished in the final phase of his career. has come forward with serious allegations, claiming he was denied leave, publicly humiliated, and unfairly punished in the final phase of his career.

Leave Requests Denied for Family Responsibilities
According to the officer, he had applied for seven days of joining time leave to shift his family. Only two days were approved. He was instructed to report back on the third day. Later, he applied for three days' casual leave to admit his daughter. The Zonal Manager allegedly told him to assign the task to a neighbour. He went ahead with the admission himself. On return, he was marked on Leave Without Pay (LOP) for five days.

Public Humiliation Over Legacy Account Issue
During a Branch Managers’ review meeting, the officer says he was publicly humiliated in front of 50–60 staff. The issue was related to a clearing difference that originated around seven years before he took charge of the branch. He was reportedly told to “GET out” and was immediately instructed to return to the branch.

Charge Sheets Issued Just Before Retirement
According to the officer, although he was promoted to Scale VI, he was served with two charge sheets just months before his retirement date. He states that the charges were related to loan accounts handled by him nearly five years earlier during his tenure as Assistant General Manager. These accounts, according to him, had already been classified as “Non-Vigilance” cases.

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Despite this classification, the inquiry was significantly delayed. It was only after intervention from higher management that instructions were given to complete the inquiry before his retirement. However, despite the cases being non-vigilance in nature, the punishment handed out was equivalent to that typically issued in vigilance matters.

The officer was demoted from Scale VI to Scale V, and his basic pay was reduced by 10 increments — a penalty that directly impacted his terminal benefits. He claims that in several actual vigilance cases, the penalties were far milder — “equivalent to a rap on the knuckles” — while he faced a far harsher outcome.

He believes this excessive punishment was meted out because he focused strictly on carrying out his duties as per the bank’s circulars and manuals. He also alleges that he became a target because he did not participate in social gatherings or offer gifts to senior executives.

Tags:Workplace BiasVigilance PunishmentBanking TransparencyField General ManagerTrivandrumDenied LeaveDisciplinary ActionCentral Bank of IndiaEmployee RightsRetirementHumiliationPromotion IssuesPublic Sector BanksZonal ManagerSouth IndiaMumbai

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  • M V M RAO

    In all most in all Banks, the same treatment. I am afraid to comment on some truths also.

    Posted on 6 hours ago

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