P&H: Quashes Complusory Retirement of Judicial Officer, Says Unsubstantiated Remarks Could Not Ruin Clean Career

Service — Compulsory retirement — An order retiring a judicial officer prematurely at the age of 50 years cannot be sustained where officer’s ACRs for about 19 years were consistently Satisfactory, Good or Very Good, no written complaint was received during relevant period and departmental inquiry initiated on the basis of a note from Judge dealing with the appeal was ultimately dropped with only a warning to be careful in future - Order of complusory retirement held, set