JUDGMENT :

P.K. Misra, J. - The Petitioner was recruited in the year 1979 as an Officer by the United Industrial Bank Ltd., a scheduled bank which was subsequently merged with the Allahabad Bank in the year 1989. The Petitioner was posted at Kharagpur (West Bengal) for the period from August, 1979 to December, 1980 From February, 1982 to June, 1990 he was posted at different places in the States of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Thereafter, the Petitioner was posted in the State of Orissa and was elected as the Zonal Secretary of All India Allahabad Bank Officers Association, Orissa Zone from 1996 to June, 2002 (consecutive for three terms) but was defeated during the last election held in June, 2002 for the said post. By order dated 24.5.2003 in supercession of the earlier instruction, the Petitioner was relieved from his assignment at Bhubaneswar on 13.5.2003 and directed to report to Rourkela Branch on 2.6.2003. Subsequently, by Anr. order dated 3.9.2003 he was again transferred to Mumbai as Senior Manager and was relieved on 6.9.2003 with the instruction to report the Regional Office at Mumbai on 15.9.2003 for receiving further posting instruction. The said order is annexed