( 1 ) THIS is a Writ Petition whereby the petitioner challenges the order dated May 22,1990 of the Chief General Manager of the first respondent whereby the petitioner was deceased to have voluntarily abandoned and resigned from the service of the bank. The brief facts giving rise to this petition are as follows:-

( 2 ) THE petitioner was appointed as a Probationary Officer in the respondent bank on September 10, 1975. He was confirmed in the Officers Grade w. e. f. September 10, 1977. The petitioner worked in the bank in various capacities, namely, as Accountant in the Regional Stationery Department at Patna, Officerin-charge, Foreign Exchange in Chandni Chowk Branch, Delhi, Field Officer, Overseas Branch, Parliament Street, New Delhi, Manager at Asian Games Village Branch, and Manager, Rajpur Road Branch, Dehradun. In January 1988 the petitioner was selected for Commercial and Institutional Project and was transferred to Central Office, Bombay. While at Bombay the petitioner availed of leave from August 16, 1989 to September 2, 1989 and from September 3, 1989 to October 5, 1989. It is alleged that subsequently the petitioner remained absent from duty unauthorisedly f