The petition, which will come up for hearing tomorrow, termed the ordinance unconstitutional, saying a Bill of the same nature was awaiting the Rajya Sabha (RS) nod after being passed by the Lok Sabha on July 31.

The 72-year old Gill said the ordinance, which fixed the age limit of the CEO at 62 years, was ``politically motivated'' as the Bharatiya Janata Party Government, ever since its inception, had a one-point agenda to oust him from the post.

He alleged in his petition that the Government was inimical to his continuation as CEO as he did not operate as per their whims and fancies.

The way the ordinance was promulgated, he said, was a subversion of democratic and parliamentray norms, as one House of Parliament has passed the Bill andthe other is yet to discuss it. By bringing in this ordinance, the Government has bypassed the RS, Gill said.

The ordinance, restoring the original 1990 Act, was promulgated on Saturday night and the Government immediately appointed All India Radio Director General O P Kejriwal in Gill's place.