( 1 ) THE Petitioner is working as Director (Personnel) in the Public Sector Undertaking known as Power Grid Corporation of India which is impleaded as respondent No. 4. It is a common case that the appointment to the post of Director (Personnel) is a Board level appointment which is made by Central Government/union of India (respondent No. 1) on the recommendation of Public Enterprises Selection Board (respondent No. 2) after the approval of Appointment Committee of Cabinet. The appointment of the petitioner is governed by terms and conditions contained in letter dated 9th June, 1999 by respondent No. 1. Reference to the relevant terms and conditions as incorporated in this letter would be made at the appropriate stage. At this stage it would be sufficient to mention that as per paragraph 13 of these terms and conditions conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules framed by respondent No. 4 in respect of its non-working category staff are to apply to the petitioner mutatis-mutandi with the modification that Disciplinary Authority in his case would be the President of India, since the Appointing Authority is the President.

( 2 ) IN the present petition the petitioner is ag