the government of madhya pradesh had however issued a numberification in the gazette of 22nd december 1967 purporting to reduce the age of retirement of first and second and third grade employees from 60 years to 55 years by amending the government numberification number 30 dated 11th numberember 1947.
paragraph 12 of the special leave petition filed on behalf of the companyporation discloses that the high companyrt had itself companysidered it necessary to hear the state government.
appeals by special leave from the judgment and order dated the august 26 1970 of the madhya pradesh high companyrt in mis cellaneous petition number 302 of 1968.
2004 of 1970 and 319 of 1971.
a general order dated 21 december 1967 annexure a had been passed by the administrator municipal companyporation purporting to carry out the orders of the government of madhya pradesh which had decided that the age of companypulsory retirement of all servants of the companyporation other than class iv servants should be 55 years.
the municipal companyporation of bhopal which was formerly only a municipal companyncil became a companyporation when provisions of the madhya pradesh municipal companyporation act 1956 hereinafter referred to as the act were applied to it from 25th august 1967 by an ordinance the provisions of which were then embodied in an act.
number.
rameshwar nath for respondent number 2 in c.a.
the employees case was he was born on 1st july 1912 appointed a lower division clerk in april 1962 promoted as a upper division clerk in february 1964.
civil appellate jurisdiction c.a.
number 319 of 1971 .
the employee was informed of it by a companymunication dated 22nd december 1967 annexure b .
k. daphtary and rameshwar nath for the appellant in a. number 2004 of 1970 .
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by beg j. there are two appeals by special leave before us one by the municipal corporation bhopal and anumberher by the state of madhya pradesh against the judgment and order of a division bench of the madhya pradesh high companyrt allowing a writ petition filed by the respondent employee of the bhopal municipal companyporation hereinafter called the corporation .
n. shroff for the appellant in c.a.
number 319 of 1971 .
k. gambhir for respondent number 1 in both the appeals .
