Pradeep Nandrajog, J.

1. Whether the learned Single Judge has correctly opined that the issue raised in the five writ petitions filed by the five respondents in the above captioned five appeals was covered in their favour as per the decision reported as (1996) 9 SCC 395 State of UP & Anr. v. Shri Krishna Pandey and that the decision reported as 2015 Lab. I.C. 685 State of West Bengal v. Pronab Chakraborty was not applicable, is the question which arises for consideration before this Bench in the five captioned appeals.

2. The respondent in each appeal was an employee of the appellant bank. Nand Lal Phatnani the respondent in LPA No. 673/2015 superannuated on May 31, 2010. Harvinder Pal Singh the respondent in LPA No. 674/2015 superannuated on July 31, 2011. Paramjit Singh Anand the respondent in LPA No. 675/2015 superannuated on July 30, 2013. Parminder Singh the respondent in LPA No. 676/2015 superannuated on August 27, 2010 and Harpreet Singh Makker the respondent in LPA No. 677/2015 superannuated on November 30, 2012. All of them were charge-sheeted under charge-sheets dated December 26, 2014. Whereas Nand Lal Phatnani, Harpreet Singh Makker and Paramjit Singh Anand wer