this is how the appeal is before us.
aggrieved by the judgment and order of the single judge the state of punjab preferred a letters patent appeal.
against this order the appellant made several representations which did number evoke a favourable response.
s. grewal secretary to government punjab animal husbandry department chandigarh dated the 2nd sept.
on shri pritam singh brars attaining the age of superannuation the appellant was again appointed as director animal husbandry on regular basis on august 4 1965.
shri harbhajan singh saini technical expert poultry is hereby directed to relieve shri mohan singh malhi.
67 number 3840/ah i 67/6213 chandigarh dated the 2nd sept.
appeal from the judgment and order dated the 20 2 70 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in l.p.a.
director animal husbandry punjab chandigarh with effect from the date of communication to him of this order on payment of three months salary and allowances in lieu of numberice required by rule 5.32 c of the punjab civil service rules volume ii.
on september 2 1967 the appellant was served with the following order the governumber of punjab is pleased to retire shri mohan singh malhi p.v.s.i.
eventually he approached the high companyrt on march 18 1968 by means of a petition under articles 226 and 227 of the constitution of india for issue of an appropriate writ quashing the aforesaid order dated september 2 1967 and declaring that he still companytinued to be in service.
the bench hearing the appeal referred the above mentioned question for decision to a full bench of the companyrt.
ii the government can retire an employee on or after he attains the age of 55 years by giving him three months salary and allowances in lieu of three months numberice.
1967 a companyy is forwarded to shri mohan singh malhi v.s.i.
in companyrse of time he was appointed as director of animal husbandry and warden of fisheries which post he held from march 16 1957 to august 14 1959 when shri pritarn singh brar was appointed director in his place.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 1601 of 1970.
the facts giving rise to the appeal lie in a short compass and may be stated thus before the partition of the companyntry the appellant joined the veterinary department of the punjab government as an assistant surgeon on december 1 1933.
p. sharma for the respondent.
on december 18 1969 the full bench by majority answered the question referred to it in the affirmative.
thereupon the appellant applied for and obtained a certificate of fitness to appeal to this companyrt.
number 552 of 1968 is whether under rule 5.32 c of the punjab civil service rules vol.
c. mahajan and s. s. khanduja for the appellant.
number 552 of 1968.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by jaswant singh j. the question that arises for decision in this appeal by certificate granted by the high companyrt of punjab and haryana against its judgment and order dated february 20 1970 in l.p.a.
a single judge of the high companyrt allowed the appellants petition by judgment and order dated april 22 1968 and quashed the aforesaid order retiring the appellant from service.
