1. The short facts of the case are as follows:-

The petitioner submits that he had joined as a Clerk in Shanarapatty Branch of Canara Bank on 07.05.1979. Thereafter, he had been promoted as an Officer within 8 years of his service. Due to his prompt and diligent service, he had been promoted as Manager. Thereafter, he had rendered sincere service to the Bank during the last three years as Manager. In total, he had completed 25 years of service with Canara Bank. After joining as a Clerk at the Branch of Canara Bank, Shanarapatty, he had tried in all spheres to upgrade the Bank into "A" Grade category. Thereafter, he had been transferred to Karikal Branch, where, he used his maximum skill in Marketing and Internal Book tallying etc. Hence, he received the appreciation of his superiors, due to his devotion to duty and pleasant manners to the Bank customers. After seeing his good performance, his colleagues, due to their jealousy of his management, entertained malafide intention against him. As a result of their vengeance and due to their filing of anonymous petitions, he was transferred to Panchakola in the State of Punjab. Due to the adverse transfer meted out to him, the Sche