1. - All the above special appeals are directed against the same judgment of learned Single Judge dated January 16, 1984 as such all these special appeals are also disposed of by one single order.

2. Almost identical pleas have been taken by all the petitioner-appellants (hereinafter referred to as the petitioners) in these cases, but to appreciate the controversy raised in these cases, we would refer to the pleadings of Ismail Khan Special Appeal No. 64/1984.

3. The case of the petitioners is that they were Managers of the Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Societies (in short PACS) Bharatpur District. They were holding these posts on substantive basis and were permanent employees. The Managing Director Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bharatpur passed an order under Rule 17 of Krishi Rin Datri Sahakari Samitiyonke Vyawasthapakon Ke Chayan, Niyukti Avam Sewa Niyam, 1977 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules of 1977) compulsorily retiring the petitioners from the post of Manager. The order issued in the case of Ismail Khan is reproduced as under:

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