1. - Under the Constitution 'We the people", have created a welfare State. A welfare State always behaves as a model employer, protecting and promoting the interest of its employees. However, this uthopian, vision, at times, gets blured, and, at time, is lost in the labyrinthine corridors of the bureaucracy. Smugged in the grandeur of bureaucratic power, the Government officers show scant respect for the rule of law and for human dignity. Like dictators of Banana republic, like satrap of petty kingdoms, Government officers trample upon the rights of the people. The employee, who is at the mercy of Government officers, at times, is awed and dismayed by the brutal use of force by the State to the extent that he forgets to protect his own interests and rights. However, even the voiceless person can seek refuge in a court of law and pray for justice to be done. This case is paradigm example of the tussel between the employer and employee. Since the petitioner has been removed from service vide order dated November 4, 1996, he has approached the haven of this Court for justice.

2. Briefly the facts of the case are that on December 16, 1967, the petitioner was appointed on the po