Judgment

GAJENDRAGADAKAR, C. J.: This is a group of 12 petitions filed under Art. 32 of the Constitution, seeking to challenge the validity of note 1 to Rule 285 of the Mysore Civil Services Rules, 1958 (hereinafter called the Rules ) framed by the Governor of Mysore in exercise of his powers under the proviso to Art. 309 of the Constitution. Though the facts in all these petitions are not exactly the same, the points raised by them are common, and so, we would mention the facts in W. P. No. 194 of 1963 and deal with that petition on the merits. Our decision in that petition will naturally govern the other writ petitions in this group. . The petitioner, who was born on the 17th May, 1914, joined service in the Police Department of the former State of Mysore on the 28th November, 1934. In 1939 he was promoted as Sub-Inspector of Police and in 1948, he became a Police Inspector. On the 31 st July, 1961 he was served with a notice issued by the Government of Mysore informing him that Government considered it was necessary in the public interest to retire him from service under note 1 to R. 285 of the Rules and notice was accordingly given to him intimating to him that he will be retir