By the Court.—The petitioner by means of present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has prayed for the following reliefs :

"(i) to issue a suitable writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to bring up the records of the case and get the orders dated 7.5.1991, 16.4.1991 and 3.4.1991 (Annexures 17, 15 and 14) and the appellate order dated 3.5.1989 (Annexure 10) to the extent two punishments have been given to the petitioner and the order of dismissal dated 29.1.1988 (Annexure 9) quashed;

(ii) to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order commanding the respondents to make any recovery from the pay of the petitioner in pursuance of the aforesaid orders;

(iii) to issue any other writ, order or direction or grant such other and further reliefs as may be deemed fit and proper on the facts and circumstances of the case and to order for costs."

2. The brief facts giving rise to the present dispute are that at the relevant time the petitioner was working as Branch Manager and was posted at Modinagar branch of the Canara Bank (hereinafter referred to as "Bank"), when a charge-sheet dated 28th March, 1984 (Annexure-