1. This petition was originally filed before the State Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur on 10.12.2001, however, on account of abolition of the Tribunal, this petition has been received by this Court for its adjudication.

2. By this petition, the petitioner is seeking relief for quashment of order dated 23.8.2001 (Annexure A-12) with a further direction to the respondents to pay full pension, gratuity and other retiral benefits to the petitioner with interest at the rate of 18% per annum.

3. In brief, the case of the petitioner is that he was working as pump operator in the Water Resources Department of the State of Madhya Pradesh and was posted in Water Resources Sub-Division No.3 at Shahdol under respondent No.3. He was superannuated at the age of 60 years w.e.f. 31.8.2001. It has been put forth in the petition that the petitioner was initially appointed as pump operator on 1.10.1980 and he worked continuously till his superannuation, i.e., 31.8.2001. Thus, the petitioner has put nearby 20 years and 11 months of his service. The petitioner has filed Annexure P-l which is a gradation list dated 1.1.1984 in which the name of petitioner has been shown at serial No. 25 and in colu