:1: :1: :1: srp HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4278 OF 2006. WRIT PETITION NO. 4278 OF 2006. WRIT PETITION NO. 4278 OF 2006. --------------------------------l------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda l of Coram, appearances, Court’s l Orders or directions and l Registrar’s orders. l Court’s or Judges’ Order --------------------------------i------------------------------ Mr. S. P. Saxena for the Petitioner. Mr. S. R. Nargolkar A.G.P. for the Respondent nos. 1 & 2. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & A.A.KUMBHAKONI, JJ CORAM: S.B.MHASE & A.A.KUMBHAKONI, JJ CORAM: S.B.MHASE & A.A.KUMBHAKONI, JJ. DATE: April 22, 2008. DATE: April 22, 2008. DATE: April 22, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsels appearing for all the parties. Perused the affidavit-in-reply. We find that the entire service record of the petitioner has been considered by the Respondent for the period 1995 to 1997. He is rated as "average" for the said period. For the year 1999-2000 he was rated as "better than average" and for the years 1999 to 2003 his disposals has been noted as grossly inadequate, for which he was given warnings on 14th July 2000 and 9th July 2001. Inspite of these warnings no improvement was shown by the petitioner and he was rated as "average" for the :2: :2: :2: years 2002-03 and 2003-04. Thus the appropriate Committee has rightly found that inspite of opportunity given to the judicial officer (petitioner herein) he has not improved his work. He appears to be a "dead-wood" and therefore correctly the impugned action for compulsory retirement has been taken. Moreover, the impugned action of compulsory retirement is not a stigma. In the circumstances, we refrain ourselves from entertaining the petition. Consequently, this petition is rejected. (A.A.KUMBHAKONI,J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (A.A.KUMBHAKONI,J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (A.A.KUMBHAKONI,J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) :2008/aak/..