on 6.1.1973 he was appointed a district munsif in the tamil nadu state judicial service.
on 27.10.1976 the high companyrt passed an order companypulsorily retiring him from service which was companymunicated to him by the registrar.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 367 368 of 1984 from the judgment and order dated 17.5.1983 of the madras high companyrt in w.p.
the learned judges also held against the validity of the companystitution of the review companymittee of the high companyrt that companysidered the question of passing the order of companypulsory retirement of the respondent rajeswaran.
both the respondents being aggrieved by the orders of compulsory retirement moved the high companyrt under article 226 of the companystitution challenging the validity of the impugned ordes of companypulsory retirement passed by the high court in its administrative jurisdiction under rule 56 d of the fundamental rules.
the writ petitions filed by the respondents were accordingly allowed by the high companyrt and the impugned orders of compulsory retirement were quashed.
hence these two appeals.
on 22.2.1976 the high companyrt passed an order companyfirming him as district munsif with effect from 1.1.1976.
while he was functioning as district munsif on 3.3.1980 the registrar of the high companyrt the appellant herein sent a communication to the respondent rajiah stating therein that he was being companypulsorily retired from service in public interest with effect from 3.3.1980 the other respondent k. rajeswaran was also originally appointed a sub magistrate in 1953.
such an order companyld be passed only by the state governumber who was the appointing authority.
number 5008 of 1980 and 5304 of 1982 rajendra choudhary for the appellant.
the respondent r. rajiah originally joined service as a sub magistrate on 3.3.1965.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by dutt j. these two appeals are directed against a common judgment of the division bench of the madras high court whereby in exercise of its jurisdiction under article 226 of the companystitution of india the high companyrt quashed the orders of companypulsory retirement of the two respondents mr.
on 29.11.
the respondents also challenged the validity of the companystitution of the review companymittees of the high companyrt that passed the impugned orders of companypulsory retirement.
rajiah and mr k. rajeswaran who were then the district munsifs.
n. rao and t. sridharan for the respondents.
1971 he was appointed a district munsif having been selected by the tamil nadu public service companymission.
