( 1 ) THE petitioner, a Probationary Officer tn a Bank, has challenged the order by which his services were terminated. There was a difference of opinion between the members of the division bench which heard the writ petition earlier. The Acting Chief Justice vide order dated 16. 8. 1993 directed that the writ petition be placed before a full bench and that is how the case has come before us for hearing.

( 2 ) THE Parliament enacted the Regional Rural Banks Act (Act No. XXI of 1976) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) to provide for the Incorporation, regulation and winding up of Regional rural Banks with a view of developing the rural economy by providing, for the purpose of development of agriculture, trade, commerce, industry and other productive activities in the rural areas, credit and other facilities, particularly to the small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small entrepreneurs and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Prathma Bank, respondent No. 2. was established as rural bank in Moradabad in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Section 29 of the Act gives power to make the rules a