( 1 ) PETITIONER is working in Indian Army as Captain. He had submitted his application for premature retirement in view of domestic problems being faced by him. His application for premature retirement having been rejected by the orders dated 23. 7. 1999 by the Respondents, in this Petition he challenges the said rejection and prays for quashing of the orders dated 23. 7. 1999 and seeks mandamus directing the Respondents to consider afresh application of the Petitioner seeking premature retirement from the army services in accordance with the policies of the Respondents.

( 2 ) PETITIONER was enrolled in the army SEP. Clerk (GD) in Bengal Engineering Group. Thereafter he was promoted to rank of Havaldar. In July 1987, he got initial rank of Sec. Lieutenant in the Army serving as administration officer and thereafter he was promoted from time to time and ultimately got the rank of Captain and was posted at Delhi in May 1996. The Petitioner submits that he had to face the series of changed circumstances on the domestic front after grant of PRC in the Army, wherein his old age mother (father having expired earlier) of about 70 years being fully dependent upon is stayin