The petitioner is aggrieved of the Show Cause Notice dated 20.11.2009 (Annexure P-1), whereby the petitioner has been asked to show cause why he should not be retired in public interest on attaining the age of 55 years on account of doubtful ACRs for the years 1998-99 and over all grading as average. The petitioner has placed on record Govt. instructions, Annexure P-2 which, inter-alia, provide that for considering the case of retention in service beyond the age of 50/55 years, the reports of doubtful integrity an employee pertaining to the period beyond the last ten years, may be ignored. Admittedly, ACRs of the petitioner for preceding 10 years are to be taken into consideration to compulsorily retire him. It is the admitted case of the parties that the petitioner has crossed the age of 55 years on 30.09.2007. No action was taken at the relevant time and the petitioner was allowed to continue in service. Now the petitioner is due to retire on attaining the age of superannuation i.e. 58 years on 31.10.2010.