JUDGMENT :

1. Heard, learned Advocate Mr. A.K. Clerk assisted by the learned Advocate Ms. G.R. Vijayalakshmi and the learned Senior Advocate Mr. Mihir Joshi assisted by the learned Advocate Mr. Dhaval D. Vyas for the Respondent - Kandla Port Trust (in brief ‘KPT’).

2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :

“7. …

A. Your Lordships may be pleased to admit and allow the present Petition.

B. Your Lordships may be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned Order of Suspension dated 15.06.2015 passed by the Dy. Chairman, KPT against the present Petitioner.

“BB. YOUR LORDSHIPS may pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to quash and set aside the proposed illegal and arbitrary order of removal from service passed during the pendency of Special Civil Application No.10925 of 2015, passed by the Chairman, Kandla Port Trust.

BBB YOUR LORDSHIPS may pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to quash and set aside the order dated 14th February, 2017 No.: KPV/03-A/03-15/128 rejecting the plea made in the rep