1. This writ petition is directed against the order of the Governor of Punjab passed on 25th April, 1969, whereby the State Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on it under sub-clause (iv) of Clause (e) of sub-section (1) of S.10 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) removed the petitioner from the office of whole-time Member of the Punjab State Electricity Board, hereinafter called the Board.

2. The petitioner was appointed on 29th April, 1967, a s a whole-time (non-official) Member of the Board under sub-section (2) of S.5 of the Act, for a period of five years with effect from 1st May, 1967. The appointment was notified in the Punjab Government Extraordinary Gazette, the relevant extract where from is appended as Annexure a with the writ petition. The terms and conditions of his appointment are not indicated in the order but are to be found in the Punjab State Electricity Board Rules, 1959, (hereinafter called the Rules) published in the Punjab Government Gazette of June 21, 1963. The petitioner as a member of the Board was to get gross monthly emoluments of Rs.1200/-. We are informed that this amount has been raised by an