ORDER PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. : – This intra Court appeal takes exception to order dated 12-1-2022 (Annexure-A-1) passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 291 of 2004 whereby, the writ petition filed by the appellant/writ petitioner has been dismissed.

2. The facts of the case are that the appellant was appointed on the post of Lower Division Clerk in the Industrial Training Institute on 9-12-1976. The appellant was promoted on the post of Upper Division Clerk on 10-3-1986. He was promoted vide order dated 5-6-1993 on the post of Accountant. Vide order dated 27-1-2003, the appellant was reverted to the post of Assistant Grade-III from the post of Accountant. Vide order dated 18-12-2003, the State Government in exercise of powers under Rule 42(1)(b) of Madhya Pradesh Pension Rules, 1976 (hereinafter in short “the Rules of 1976”), has directed for compulsory retirement of the appellant. The appellant has preferred writ petition before learned the learned Single Judge which has been dismissed by the impugned order and hence, the appellant is in the instant appeal.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the order passed by the learned Singl