Held, dismissing the writ petitions, that the officers of the State Bank of India were eligible to avail of the benefit of leave travel concession and leave encashment in accordance with rule 44 of the State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules and any other additional benefit granted beyond the scope of the Rules could not be claimed as an absolute right. Thus, the withdrawal would not infringe the rights of the employees nor cause them any prejudice and thus, there was no perversity in the decision taken for withdrawal of the additional concession granted to the officers of State Bank of India to travel abroad under the leave travel concession scheme. When the Government of India specifically passed a memorandum that the leave travel concessions to officers of public sector undertakings and others are to be restricted on par with the Government of India scheme, there is a context and meaning with reference to certain foreign affairs and therefore, there was no infirmity in the order passed by the respondents cancelling the concession extended to travel abroad under leave travel concession facility. The concession and the facility extended to foreign travel expenses was given by way of an additional facility through a letter and the facility was withdrawn pursuant to the orders of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance and the circular issued by the Indian Banks’ Association. The policy of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance is to be followed in the interest of public by all public sector banks, which was adopted by the Indian Banks’ Association.