ORDER :

P. Sathasivam, J.—Aggrieved by the order of the second respondent made in T.S.E. Appeal No. 36 of 1996 dated November 8, 1997 the petitioner has filed the above writ petition on various grounds.

2. The case of the petitioner is briefly stated hereunder:

According to him he has joined as Manager (Finance) in the first respondent Company on December 15, 1984. He was confirmed on June 14, 1985 and was promoted as Chief Manager (Finance) from December 15, 1986. He was confirmed in this post on June 14, 1987. The management of the first respondent Company was taken over by SPIC in May, 1991. He was promoted as Joint General Manager (Finance) from November 1, 1993. On October 10, 1994 a typed letter of voluntary retirement was brought to him by the Chief Manager (Administration & Personnel), wherein he was forced to sign the letter of voluntary retirement effective from December 15, 1994. He was shocked by the above treatment. He sent lawyer notices on November 5, 1994 and November 8, 1994. He received a communication on November 15, 1994 stating that he should either accept the voluntary retirement or regulate the period of absence or report to SPIC Medical Centre on November 18, 1