Seeking a writ of mandamus to the respondents to permit him to rejoin service as a Scale III officer, to direct them to pay him full salary with effect from 1-4-1993 and to grant him all ancillary and attendant benefits or in the alternative to direct the respondents to pay him compensation of Rs.20.00 lakhs, W.P.No.21796 of 1995 is tiled by the petitioner herein.

2. When W.P.No.21796 of 1995 was pending on the file of this Court, the first respondent, in exercise of the powers conferred under Regulation 19(1) and (2) of the UCO Bank (Officers) Service Regulations, 1979, issued proceedings dated 24-11-1995 retiring the petitioner from service with immediate effect and directed that he be paid an amount equivalent to three months substantive salary/pay and allowances last drawn by him. Seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the said proceedings dated 24-11-1995 and consequently permit him to rejoin service as a Scale III officer, to pay him full salary with effect from 1-4-1993 and grant him all ancillary and attendant benefits or in the alternative to direct the respondents to pay him compensation of Rs.20.00 lakhs, the petitioner filed W.P.No.28824 of 1995.

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