JUDGMENT

Brijesh Kumar, J.-The controversy in this appeal relates to the question of deemed confirmation on successful completion of period of probation in the service and an order to that effect having been passed by the employer, whereafter nothing further was required to be done, except the formality of passing an order of confirmation.

2. The appellant was appointed as ASI in the police department of the State of Andhra Pradesh and was promoted as Deputy Superintendent of Police Category-3 in the year 1975. He was further promoted as Deputy Superintendent of Police Category-2 with effect from 1.3.1982. He was placed on probation. Sometime later his probation was terminated and he was reverted to his erstwhile cadre which was challenged by filing a writ petition in the High Court. The writ petition was allowed as a consequence thereof, an order was issued on 6.10.1989 declaring that the appellant had satisfactorily completed the period of probation with effect from 27.1.1987 in relaxation of Rule 7(e) of Andhra Pradesh Police Service Rules, 1966 (for short the A.P.P.S. Rules ).

3. In the seniority list of the officers of the state police service dated 1.6.1989, he was placed at s