The thing is I had been a regular employee of the bank working in the capacity of an Assistant Manager from 2016. In 2018, my father with years of COPD complications but leading a moderately stable life started developing severe complications. He also has some other ailments like glaucoma which rendered him blind in one eye.
Given the situation, I had applied for a request transfer even if it's possible for some months to take care of my father and also do my duties at bank. My request wasnt replied to.
Then, a few months later, my father became seriously ill and was put into ventilator when I had to return home and couldn't go back to join my last posted branch IN 2019. SOON AFTER in 2020, Covid started and situation got worse. I myself had multiple bouts of Covid rendering acute weight loss and severe weakness. After things got a little better in the last leg of 2021, I had intimated the bank that I want to rejoin. Note that in 2020 during Covid Bank merger happened and I was issues new employee id (SR NUMBER)
After approaching the recognized union and the zonal office several times over these years, I was forced to file a writ petition in court in 2024. After filing the writ, bank made the first communication ever in the form of "Letter of Explanation" citing my long absence reason . I replied to it promptly and only last month I received a chargesheet with just one allegation- Long unauthorised absence. I relied to the chargesheet too and yesterday they sent me a mail stating Departmental Enquiry process to start.
Meanwhile , I had tried multiple times to join my last branch where I am still shown as posted but zonal office didn't allow me. They asked for supporting documents multiple times and I did the same. I am being told by many senior bank officials that they must allow me to join first and then carry on with the inquiry. I am willing to sign any undertaking for my punishment but they must allow interim joining atleast. I am also sceptical of termination as I have never faced any chargesheet in my life ever.