1. THIS writ petition is heard as a contested application with notice to the respondents and Mr. N. C. Chakraborty with' Mr. Madhusudan Banerjee have appeared for respondents Nos. 1 and 3 and mr. Amalesh Mitra has appeared for the respondent No. 2. '

2. THE petitioner No. 1 is an employee of the State Bank of India and also the Chief secretary of the State Bank of India Staff association, viz. the petitioner No. 2. Against issue of a circular dated 25th ''march, 1982 by the General Manager (Operations) giving directions relating to office attendance of the employees of the state Bank of India, the instant writ petitioner has been moved after demanding justice by the petitioners requesting the state Bank of India to withdraw the said circular. The impugned circular is Annexure 'b' to the writ petition and it appears that by the said Circular No, 34 of 1982, the general Manager (Operations) has held that growing indiscipline amongst all categories of staff in many areas of activities of state Bank of India, beside causing tremendous inconveniences to the Bank's customers, has been tarnishing the image of the bank. At this critical juncture when serious concern is being expr