( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against the judgment of a. learned single judge of this court dated April 19, 1994. By the said judgment, the learned judge relying upon a decision of this court in the case of Indian Bank Officers' Association v. Indian Bank [1994] 209 ITR 72, disposed of the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner and the rule was made absolute in terms of prayers (a) and (b) of the writ petition.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner-respondent No. 1 is an association of officers of the Vijaya Bank--a Government of India undertaking. It was alleged that the writ application was filed by respondent No. 1 for and on behalf of and representing the association of officers of the respondent-bank. The respondent-bank is a nationalised bank and is governed by the provisions of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 19 read with subsection (2) of Section 12 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, the board of directors of the Vijaya Bank in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Governme