( 1 ) THIS is an application directed against an order dated 20-1-1952 passed by the officiating Director-General of Observatories, whereby the petitioner has been ordered to retire from service on 20-1-1952, on attaining the age of 55 years. According to the petitioner, he is entitled to continue in service until he has attained the age of 60 years.

( 2 ) THE facts are briefly as follows: The petitioner joined Government service in 1929, at Karachi Thereafter he continued in such service, obtained promotions in his permanent cadre as well as officiated in higher posts. In 1943. he was transferred to the office of the Director Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore, Calcutta. In 1947, the petitioner elected to accept the scale of pay prescribed by the Central Civil Services (Revision of pay) Rules 1947, and his post came to be known as that of a 'scientific Assistant'.

( 3 ) ON or about 21-11-1950, the petitioner was transferred to a temporary post under the Damodar Valley Corporation as a Senior Accountant. On or about 13-7-1951, it was communicated to him that although by the letter of the Ministry of Communications No. 1-M (1)/50 dated 29-6-1950 the post of a Scien