( 1 ) HEARD learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. This writ petition has been directed by the petitioners against the Award passed by the central Government Industrial Tribunal/labour court, Kanpurnagar (respondentno. 2) in i. D. No. 96/1991 published in Government of india Notification dated December2,1996 contained in Annexure-1 to the writ petition.

( 2 ) IT is disclosed from the record of the case that all the four petitioners were appointed on the post of Peon-cum-Waterboy in the respondent-Bank on temporary basis in the years 1972 and 1973 vide their respective appointment letters and worked till 1975. It is alleged that though they were appointed till June 29, 1979 and were empanelled in the selection list, but the Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, regional Office, Agra (respondent No. 1) appointed outsiders on the post of Peon-cum-Waterboy whose names were not in the panel list in the years 1980, 1982 and 1992, The petitioners appear to have agitated the appointments of these outsiders and also made representations in this regard to the higher authorities of the respondent-Bank who assured the petitioners to take action but in vain