Y. BHASKAR RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS batch of writ petitions is filed by the employees of the Syndicate Bank, most of them are women employees, for a Mandamus declaring the order and decision of the 1st respondent contained in the letter of the 4th respondent dated 8-11-1995 purporting to reject the representations of the petitioners issued by the 3rd respondent, as arbitrary and illegal and for a consequential direction to set aside the orders of transfer directed against the petitioners based on the circular of the zonal office, Andhra Pradesh, contained in Circular No. 35/95, dated 23-5-1995 and also for a declaration that the transfer policy contained in the said circular is ultra vires the powers of the Zonal Office being contrary to the transfer policy of the Head Office contained in Circular No. 88/91 dated 25-3-1991 and consequently for a further direction to the respondents to continue the petitioners in the respective branches in which they were working prior to the impugned orders of transfer and to allow all service benefits to the petitioners including arrears of salary.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case that led to the filing of this batch of writ petitions are that the petitioner

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