ORDER :

The petitioner prays for a writ of certiorari directing to quash the proceedings dated 07.09.2004 of the 2nd respondent / Deputy Chairman, Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board (VDLB) dismissing the petitioner from the service and also to set aside the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 15.12.2003 whereby the appeal of the petitioner was rejected and to issue consequential direction to respondent to continue the petitioner in service as a peon with all consequential benefits.

2. The factual matrix of the case is thus:

(a) Basing on instructions of the Government of India, Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi to implement liberalized pension benefits to the widows of deceased employees of the Major Port Trust and Dock Labour Boards including the existing pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.1986, the then Deputy Chairman of the respondent, VDLB constituted a Committee of Officers to scrutinize the claims received for the said purpose. The said Committee was assisted by the writ petitioner who was working as Peon / Messenger and A.Ramalingeswara Rao, Junior Assistant and G.Narsing Rao, Head Assistant of VDLB. After final scrutiny, pension and arrears were paid in April / May 1992 w.e.f