SATISH CHANDRA, J.

( 1 ) IN this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, it is prayed that the order of compulsory retirement passed against the petitioner on 27 August 1966 be quashed.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was appointed as the Assistant Aerodrome Officer by the Government of India on 28 March 1942. He was confirmed with effect from 4 November 1947. He was promoted to the po3t of Aerodrome Officer and was confirmed on that post in June 1957. In February 1960, he was posted at Agartalla (Tripura ). There, he received several adverse entries from the Director-General of Civil Aviation. The petitioner made representations against them, but the same were rejected. The petitioner made certain allegations against the Director-General that he was harassing the petitioner and maligning his career. In 1964, an enquiry was conducted against the petitioner on account of certain allegations against him. Thereafter, a charge sheet was served on him on or about 28 August 1965 under Rule 15 of the Central Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957. On 5 August 1966, the petitioner gave his explanation to the charges. During the pendency of these proceedings, the impugn