D.S. SINHA, J.

1. Heard Sri K. P. Agrawal, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners and Sri R. P. Goel, learned Senior Advocate representing the respondents.

2. For effective adjudication and resolution of controversy raised herein, it is expedient to recapitulate the chronology of acts and events constituting undisputed facts which are, as they emerge from the pleadings before the Court, as below.

3. At the relevant time, the petitioners were working as Branch Manager of Moradabad, Zila Sahkari Bank Limited at Moradabad.

4. By three separate orders dated 19th September 1981, 22nd October, 1981 and 10th December 1981, the petitioners were suspended pending disciplinary Inquiry against them.

5. The petitioners challenged the suspension before the Industrial Tribunal (II), U. P. at Lucknow.

6. While proceedings against the suspension orders were pending before the Industrial Tribunal, the petitioners were dismissed by three separate orders, two dated 13th May, 1983, and the third dated 23rd April, 1983.

7. The three Writ Petition Nos. 5383 of 1983, 7101 of 1983 and 7094 of 1983 were filed by the petitioners in this Court challenging the said dismissal orders. The Cour