J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a former Manager of the Surat - Bharuch Gramin Bank, has prayed for the following reliefs:

"18(a) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the said impugned dismissal order dated 4/4/98 and directing the respondent to immediately take the petitioner on duty and pay all backwages from the date he has not been paid viz. 19th June 1997 with all other consequential benefits.

(b) Pending admission and final hearing of this writ petition, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to immediately take the petitioner on duty so that he is not deprived of his livelihood.

(c) Cost of this petition may be awarded.

(d) Any other relief deemed fit, just and proper in the circumstances may kindly be granted to meet the ends of justice."

2. The case of the writ applicant may be summarised as under:

2.1 The writ applicant was serving as a Manager of the Surat - Bharuch Gramin Bank. He had joined the Surat - Bharuch Gramin Bank as an officer on 17th June 1988, and thereafter, was posted at the Sejpur branc