J.B. Koshy, J.

1. This Revision Petition was filed challenging the correctness of the judgment of the Calicut University Appellate Tribunal in Appeal No. 6 of 1991 affirming the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed on the petitioner. Petitioner joined the service of the 1st respondent College as an Attender on 15.7.1965. He was subsequently promoted to the grade of Lower Division Clerk on 1.6.1971 and to the grade of Upper Division Accountant on 3.3.1983 and was further promoted to the grade of Head Accountant with effect from 25.9.1984. A charge memo dated 26.5.1989 was served on the petitioner by the 1st respondent requiring him to submit his explanation. The charges levelled against the petitioner were as follows:

"1. Fees have been collected from the students without issuing proper receipts and the collections have not been accounted properly. The relevant accounts and registers have also not been maintained up to date inspite of repeated instructions. Though he has been continuing in the same college as Head Accountant since 3.3.1983, he did not care to carry out his work promptly and systematically. The above conduct of his is a clear violation of the rules and negl