POONAM SRIVASTAVA, J.

( 1 ) HEARD Sri R. N. Singh, Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri V. K. Singh learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Anil Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent Bank.

( 2 ) THE petitioner Ram Swamp Srivastava has filed this writ petition challenging the order dated 29. 6. 1996 whereby he was retired from Allahabad District Cooperative Bank Ltd. Allahabad alter completing the age of 58 years in accordance with age of retirement as provided under the regulation 24 of the U. P. Cooperative Societies Employees Service Regulations, 1975 (hereinafter referred as Service Regulation ). The petitioner was initially appointed as cooperative Supervisor in the year 1959 and was transferred to Aligarh. Later on he was appointed as Clerk-cum-Cashier in the Allahabad District Cooperative Bank Ltd. Allahabad on 16. 5. 1968. Alter his joining the petitioner was given basic pay scale and other benefits equivalent to the other employees of the Bank. The grievance of the petitioner is that he could be retired only after completing age of 60 years and not 58 years, in view of the settlement arrived at between Allahabad District Cooperative Bank Ltd. Allahabad and Uttar Pradesh

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