MARKANDEYA KATJU, CJ.

( 1 ) THIS Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the impugned judgement of the learned Single Judge dated 12th August 2005 by which he dismissed the petition.

( 2 ) HEARD the learned counsels for the parties and perused the record.

( 3 ) BY means of the writ petition, the petitioner/appellant challenged the decision of the Governing Council of the Air Force Sports Complex (AFSC) dated 10th October 2003, annexure 10 to the writ petition, by which the Governing council decided to terminate the membership of the petitioner/appellant in the afsc on account of his alleged mis-conduct as mentioned in the CBI Report and other material. The petitioner also prayed for a mandamus to restore his membership.

( 4 ) IN the writ petition it has been stated that the petitioner retired as an Air vice Marshal from the Indian Air Force after having served for thirty-three years. He has alleged that during his distinguished career, he was awarded several medals including the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars. He has worked in several important positions as mentioned in the writ petition.

( 5 ) IN 1987, the petitioner became a member

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