J.B PARDIWALA, J.

Since the issues raised in all the captioned writ applications are more or less the same, those were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. For the sake of convenience, the Special Civil Application No. 586 of 2011 is treated as the lead matter.

3. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicants, former employees of the State Transport (Employees) Co-operative Bank Limited, have prayed for the following reliefs;

“(A) be pleased to allow this petition.

(B) be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction by quashing and setting aside the impugned action/order dated 10.1.2011 (Annexure-C) and Annexure C(1) colly of terminating the services of the petitioners and/or further be pleased to punish the respondents No. 1, 2, 4 and 5 by holding them guilty of contempt for willfully flouting the order passed by this Hon'ble Court at Annexure-A to this petition and/or further be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith reinstate the petitioner with continuity of service and all consequential and incidental benefits.

(C) pending admission