ORDER

This writ petition is filed challenging the impugned order of the 3rd respondent dated 10.01.2009 and seeks to quash the same and to direct the respondents to sanction the pensionary benefits, effective from

18.09.2009 and other legal and terminal benefits to the petitioner.

2. The petitioner joined Indian Bank on 23.04.1984 as Clerk/Shroff at Ocheri Branch, Vellore District. He opted for “Pension Scheme” on 23.03.1996 under the Indian Banm (Employees) Pensions Regulations, 1995. The petitioner applied for temporary transfer to any one of the Pune Branches, vide letter dated 22.06.2006. But according to the petitioner his name was mentioned in the Voluntary Cessation of Employment Circular dated 10.01.2009, even without properly serving the notice, he was terminated from service.

3. According to the petitioner, his application before the Public Information Officer, first and second appeals did not yield any fruitful result as the respondent bank was not in a position to provide the basic details sought by him regarding Voluntary Cessation of Employment.

4. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner neither submitted any resignation voluntar