M.L. Bhat. J.

1. The Petitioner is a member of supervisory staff of a Company known as M/s. Athorton west and Company Ltd He is working as a Printing Supervisor in the said Company. It is stated that the management of the said Company was taken over by the Union of India by an Act of Parliament known as the Laxmi Ratan and Atherton West Cotton Mills (taking over of management) Act 1976, for short called as the Act of 1976. In pursuance of Section 3 of the Act of 1976, the management of the said Mil' was vested in the Central Government and the Central Government was empowered to appoint custodian for the administrative convenience and the custodian has been empowered to appoint additional custodian to look after the management of the undertaking.

2. The Central Government is said to have appointed M/s. National Textile Corporation Ltd. New Delhi as custodian for the said Mill which in term appointed Respondent No. 1 as additional custodian for the management of the Mill.

3. It is averred by the Petitioner that prior to 1962 there was no age of retirement in the textile mills of Kanpur. However, Dr. Sampurnanand award provided 60 years as the age of retirement. A copy of the