This petition, under Article 226, of the Constitution of India has been filed being aggrieved of the order dated 17/12/2015 (Annexure P/1) passed by respondent no.3, whereby services of the petitioner have been terminated on account of conviction in Criminal Case No. 07/2013 vide judgment dated 27/5/2015 for the offences punishable under sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and 120B of the IPC and sentence of 1 year's R.I. with fine of Rs.1000/- with default stipulation for each offence. Subsequently, vide judgment dated 27/5/2015 (Supra), petitioner was convicted for the offences punishable under sections 7, 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Act of 1988 read with S.120B of the IPC and sentenced, as indicated above. Being aggrieved, petitioner filed an appeal before the Indore Bench of this Court, which was registered as Cr.A. No.696/2015. The same is still pending adjudication and vide order dated 15/6/2015, custodial sentences of the petitioner have been suspended. During pendency of the aforesaid criminal appeal, vide order dated 17/12/2015 (Annexure P/1), services of the petitioner have been dismissed withholding his retiral dues, assailing which, this petition has been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the entire action of the respondents in dismissing the services of the petitioner after his superannuation and withholding of retiral dues is illegal and arbitrary. It is submitted that Rule 9(1) of the M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976 (for brevity “the Rules of 1976”) empowers and gives right only to His Excellency the Governor to withhold and withdraw the pension permanently. No order with regard to dismissal can be passed under the Rules of 1976. It is further submitted that since the petitioner superannuated on 31/10/2015, by no stretch of imagination his services could have been terminated vide order dated 17/12/2015 (Annexure P/1), much less under the Rules of 1976.