Tambe, J.

(1) By this petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks to get quashed the order of his dismissal of date 30-8-1961 and also to get quashed the further order of dismissal of his appeal of date 16-10-1962. The petitioner further prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus to the respondent, namely, the State of Maharashtra, to treat the petitioner as if the orders dated 30-8-1961 and 16-10-1962 were not passed.

(2) The petitioner joined the Provincial Judicial Service of the State of Madhya Pradesh. He was recruited as a Civil Judge, Second Class. On the eve of reorganisation of States, that is on 31st October 1956, the petitioner was holding a post of an Additional District and Sessions Judge (confirmed) at Seoni., He was allotted on reorganisation to the State of Bombay. The petitioner in the reorganised State of Bombay was holding a post of Assistant Judge and at the material time, that is on 30th September 1959, the petitioner was holding a post of an Assistant Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli. Prior to his posting at Sangli, the petitioner was holding a post of an Assistant Judge and an Additional Sessions Jud