ORDER

S.B. Sinha, J. —

1.Review Petitioners herein have filed this application for review of this Court’s judgment and order dated 18.05.2007 passed in Civil Appeal No. 2739 of 2007.

2. Respondent was working with the appellant Bank. Almost immediately prior to his retirement, he was asked to show cause as to why action under the UCO Bank (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979 (for short “the 1979 Regulations”) should not be taken against him by notices dated 24.10.1996 and 30.10.1996.

3. Respondent reached his age of superannuation on 30.11.1996. A disciplinary proceeding was initiated against him immediately thereafter. A charge sheet, however, was issued only on 13.11.1998. He was dismissed from service upon initiating a departmental proceedings.

4.A writ petition filed by him was allowed. Petitioner Bank filed an appeal upon grant of special leave thereagainst. One of the questions which arose for consideration before this Court was whether in absence of any chargesheet having been issued, the disciplinary proceedings could be said to have been initiated in view of the decisions of this Court in Union of India etc. etc. v. K.V. Jankiraman, etc. etc.,1 [AIR 1991 SC 2010], Union of In