( 1 ) THIS writ petition has been filed against the judgment and order of the Central Administrative tribunal, Allahabad, dated 29th January, 2003, by which the claim of the respondent No. 1 has been accepted and the order of acceptance of his application for voluntary retirement has been quashed.

( 2 ) FACTS are not in dispute. Respondent No. 1 employee, made an application on 8. 6. 2000 for voluntary retirement w. e. f. , 20. 6. 2000. It was accepted by the authorities on 13th June, 2000. However, prior to 20th June, 2000, application for withdrawal was filed and it was received by the petitioner employer, but the said application was rejected vide order dated 24th June, 2000. Feeling aggrieved he filed an application before the Tribunal on 30th September, 2000, which has been accepted. Hence, this petition.

( 3 ) LEARNED Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that once the application of voluntary retirement has been filed and an order of its acceptance had been passed there was no occasion for the employee respondent No. 1, to withdraw the same and the application for withdrawal was rightly rejected by the Competent Authorities and there was no occasion for