JUDGMENT :

1. By instituting these proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 09.12.2020 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (herein after referred to as 'CAT') whereby Original Application bearing Number OA/100/703/2020 filed by the petitioner, has been dismissed.

At this juncture itself, we may note that by filing the aforesaid Original Application before the CAT the petitioner had challenged the order dated 27.09.2019 passed under Fundamental Rule 56 (j) [hereinafter referred to as 'FR 56(j)'] whereby he was compulsorily retired from service. In the said OA the petitioner had also challenged the order dated 02.01.2020 whereby the Representation Committee, constituted in terms of Office Memorandum dated 23.08.2019 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (hereinafter referred to as 'DoPT') had rejected his representation preferred by him against the order of compulsory retirement dated 27.09.2019.

2. Heard Shri S.K. Kalia, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Shri Anupam Verma, Advocate for the petitioner and Shri Hanu Bhashkar, learned counsel representing the respondents. We have als