( 1. ) BY this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner Ghanshyam Das Shrivastava challenges the order of the Chief Conservator of Forests, dated 24th October 1975, compulsorily retiring the petitioner from service with effect from 1st November 1975.

( 2. ) THE petitioner was appointed Forest Ranger in the year 1948 in the erstwhile Rewa State. The petitioner continued in service after the formation of the State of Vindhya Pradesh. The petitioner also continued in service after the reorganisation of States in the new State of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioners contention is that on 1st November 1975 he had not completed 30 years of service and, therefore, he could not be compulsorily retired from service. It is argued by the petitioner that under the rules applicable to him before the formation of the State of Madhya Pradesh, the petitioner could be compulsorily retired only after completing 30 years of service and that these rules still govern the petitioner. It is also argued that service conditions relating to compulsory retirement could not be changed to the disadvantage of the petitioner by the State Government without the consent of the Central Gov