( 1 ) BY this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the writ petitioner (hereinafter referred to as petitioner) has prayed the Court for issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents Nos. 1 to 4 to give effect to the relevant rules contained in the circular No. PA (AS)/91/cm/127 dated November 21, 1988 transferring the petitioner to Raiganj branch of the Respondent No. 1 the United Bank of India in compliance with his application dated March 3, 1993 and to cancel, obliterate and annul the alleged order of mutual transfer of the Respondents Nos. 5 and 6 and transferring the Respondent No. 5 to Raiganj branch from Mathurapur branch, along with the other relief prayed for therein, for the reasons stated and on the grounds made out therein.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a Special Assistant (Award Staff) of the United Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as the said Bank) at its Branch at Birpara, District, Jalpaiguri since his transfer there on December 14, 1990. In view of the personal difficulties stated by him in his writ application, he had made an application before the authorities concerned on January 30, 1991 praying