( 1 ) THIS batch of six Special Civil Applications have been filed by the employees of the Amreli District Central Co-operative Bank claiming relief against the termination of their services and in one of the petitions, i. e. , Special Civil application No. 6135 of 1997 for operating the Savings Bank Account No. 258. Whereas the essential question about the maintainability of the writ petitions under art. 226 of the Constitution of India against the respondent-Amreli District Central co-operative Bank LIMITED, is common in all these petitions and there are certain other common questions of law of course based on identical facts, all these Special Civil applications were heard together and the same are being decided by this common judgment and order.

( 2 ) HEARING of these petitions commenced on 13-8-1997 and the matter was argued on several dates till today, i. e. , 9-10-1997 as per the convenience of the learned Counsels appearing for the parties.

( 3 ) THE facts relating to Special Civil Application No. 5552 of 1997 : this petition has been filed on behalf of 23 petitioners in all. They all claim to have been appointed as clerks on the basis of the selections held