1. In this writ petition preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 103 of the Constitution of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, the petitioner inter alia seeks quashment of order dated 30.06.2015 by which respondents in purported exercise of powers under Article 226(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations (hereinafter referred to as Regulations ) have compulsorily retired the petitioner in public interest. The petitioner also seeks a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue as Village Level Worker and to accord him all consequential benefits.

2. The facts leading to filing of the writ petition briefly stated are that the petitioner at the relevant time was holding the post of Village Level Worker and was posted at Block Ghat, Doda. The petitioner was served with the impugned order dated 30.06.2015 by which the petitioner was retired in public interest after rendering 22 years of service, with effect from 01.07.2015. The State Government with a view to weeding out the dead wood and in order to maintain a high standard of efficiency in the State services, constituted a Committee to consider the cases of the