( 1 ) ON 9th of September, 1981 the petitioner had applied for permission to contest the election to the Municipal Board, Saharanpur scheduled to be held in December, 1981. The permission was granted on 23rd September, 1981 with a stipulation in Clause 3 of the said permission contained in Annexure 2 that it would be open to the Bank to call upon him to cease to continue in the office of the Municipal Board if the Bank considers that his continued service in such office would interfere with his work in the bank and if he refused to relinquish his service as member of the Municipal Board when called upon to do so by the Bank, it would be open to the Bank to take disciplinary action against him and even terminate his service. But the said election for which permission was sought by the application contained in Annexure 1, did not take place. On 15th December, 1988, the petitioner informed the Bank that he would be contesting the election scheduled to be held in 1989 (Annexure 3 ). The petitioner participated in the election on 10th january, 1989. The result whereof declared on 11th January, 1989 declaring the petitioner to be elected. By a communication dated 20th Marc