(1.) The petitioner was serving in the Tripura Judicial Service. He was retired on attaining the age of 58 years vide notification dated 28.07.2009 by the High Court of Gauhati which then had jurisdiction over the State of Tripura.
(2.) The petitioner by means of this writ petition has challenged the order of retirement on the following grounds :
(3.) Before dealing with the issues raised by the petitioner it would be pertinent to mention that the petitioner joined Grade III of the Tripura Judicial Service on 02.12.1982. He was promoted to Grade II of the service on 01.11.2002 and promoted to Grade-I on ad-hoc basis on 24.04.2004. On 28.10.2005 he was regularized in the Tripura Judicial Service Grade I and on 28.07.2009, the petitioner was retired on attaining the age of 58 years by the impugned notification. The petitioner thereafter filed the present petition on 09.05.2012, almost 3 years after the order had been passed and much after he had already attained the age of 60 years.