JUDGMENT

Daya Chaudhary, J. - Appellant-Hawa Singh Bhambhu has filed the present Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) to challenge order dated 28.07.2020 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court whereby CWP No.7767 of 2020 filed by him has been dismissed.

2. Briefly the facts of the case as made out by the appellant are that initially, he was appointed on the post of Patwari in the year 1986 and was promoted as Kanungo on 28.11.2000. Thereafter, he was promoted as Naib Tehsildar w.e.f.28.10.2016 vide order dated 09.01.2017. He was prematurely retired vide order dated 01.04.2020 on attaining the age of 55 years w.e.f.22.07.2020 after giving three months' prior notice. As per case of the appellant, his service record was excellent and he was given promotions on the basis of his work and conduct. He was issued a charge sheet on 21.02.2018 on account of filing appeal with delay before this Court but subsequently he was exonerated vide order dated 18.04.2019. Thereafter, he was issued another charge sheet on 13.02.2018 on account of dereliction of duty for wrong registration of mutation in the year 2009 while he was working as Kanungo.

3. Said order dated 01.04.2020 of premature retirement wa