Section 17(1) in Punjab National Bank Officer Employees’ (Discipline & Appeal) Regulations, 1977
(1)An Officer employee may prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority within forty five days from the date of receipt of the order imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in regulation 4 or against the order of suspension referred to in regulation 12:Provided that the Appellate Authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal in time.
