J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. By this writ-application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a former Government servant, has prayed for the following reliefs:

"(A) This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, quashing and setting aside the order of dismissal dated 14.3.2005 at Annexure-P, holding that the said order of dismissal was void ab initio and that the petitioner was entitled to continue in service till he attained the age of superannuation;

(B) This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to hold and declare that the petitioner is entitled to all the benefits of reinstatement in service till the date he was due to retire on 28.2.2012, and be pleased to further direct the respondents to grant him the benefits flowing from the judgments of this Hon'ble Court in Special Civil Application No. 1629/1989 and 3938/1992;

(C) This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to pay the arrears of salary of the petitioner from the date of his dismissal from service till 28.2.2012 and also to pay pension and gratuity and other benefits due to him as if he had cont