JUDGMENT

Banerjee, J.-Leave granted.

2. The challenge in this appeal is a judgment of the Punjab & Haryana High Court rejecting a writ petition against an order of premature retirement on the attainment of the age of 50 years.

3. The challenge, however, is based on two principle counts - on the first it is the issue of malafides and on the second it is the uncommunicated adverse reports : undoubtedly both these counts are rather serious in nature and success in regard to any one of the counts would entitle the appellant herein to appropriate relief. Before however, embarking on to a detail discussion pertaining to the above-noted twin issues the factual backdrop ought to be adverted at this juncture.

3. The petitioner being a Chartered Accountant joined the Respondent Electricity Board as an Accounts Officer on 15th April, 1988 and was promoted to the post of Senior Accounts Officer retrospectively with effect from 29th January, 1989 in pursuance of an order passed on 21st August, 1990. The Respondent No. 3 happens to be the Member, Finance and Accounts while the Respondent No. 4 the Chief Auditor of the Board. It is however, on record that both the above named two respondents have ret