( 1 ) THE petitioner has challenged the order of dismissal dated 11. 2. 1985. The facts culminating in filing the writ petition can be stated very briefly in the following terms. The petitioner had studied B. Com. (Hons.) On 28. 1. 1963 he was appointed as Supdt. (Accounts) by the first respondent M/s. National Building Construction Company Ltd. In April, 1964 he was promoted as Assistant Accounts Officer. In November, 1965, he was promoted as Cost Accounts Officer. In December, 1967, he was promoted as Senior Accounts Officer. In or about October, 1969 he was appointed as Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer of the Corporation. That is the second in heirarchy of the. first respondent after Chairman-cum-MD in the Organisation. On 28. 2. 1983 the petitioner sent a letter seeking voluntary retirement and also give three months notice. The second respondent Mr. S. C. Kapur who was the Chairman-cum-Managing Director at that time by a letter dated 1. 3. 1983 wrote to the petitioner that there was no scheme of voluntary retirement in the Corporation but agreed to relieve the petitioner of his duty on the petitioner s paying the balance of notice period. The sec