ORDER

This Special Leave Petition arises from the judgment of the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, made in Civil Writ Petition No. 12167/94, on May 8, 1995.

2. The petitioner while working as H.C. M.S.-II had tendered his voluntary retirement expressing his intention that he may be prematurely retired under Rule 5.32.(B) of Punjab Civil Services Rules (for short, the Rules ) under which a government servant is given liberty to tender voluntary retirement by giving notice of not less than three months. Accordingly, on September 20, 1993, he had given the notice. On his own showing, he handed over the charge on February 11, 1994 even without acceptance of voluntary retirement. Thereafter, the authority be proceedings dated February 25, 1994 declined to accept his retirement which he challenged in the High Court. The High Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the Government

2. It is an admitted position that prosecution against the petitioner for offences punishable under Sections 465, 468, 471 209, 406 I.P.C. etc. is pending trial in the Court of the Addl. District Judge, Gurgaon. Under those circumstances, the Government declined to permit the petiti