Judgment

MUDHOLKAR, J. : This is an appeal from the judgment of a Division Bench of the Punjab High Court upon a certificate granted by it under Art. 133.(1) (a) of the Constitution declaring that the case is fit for appeal to this Court.

2. The appellant was directly recruited as Tehsildar in the year 1936. According to him his work was found to be extremely satisfactory and for this reason he was appointed as an Extra Assistant commissioner on probation in the year 1945. His appointment amounted to promotion to the Provincial Civil Service (Executive Branch) and was made by selection through the Punjab Public Services Commission. The notification pertaining to the appellant s promotion appears in the Gazette of June 5, 1945, and dates from May 31, 1945.

3. According to the appellant, throughout his career as a public servant he had been very honest, hard-working and impartial and was extremely popular with all communities such as Hindus Sikhs and Muslims. He also claims to have "helped the public cause of all communities alike."

4. Then, according to him, his popularity with the people was not appreciated by at least two of his superior officers, one of whom was Dewan Hukan Chand,