( 1 ) THE facts in this case are shortly as follows : In 1925, the petitioner was appointed as a Sub-inspector of Police under the then Government of Bengal. In the year 1942, he was promoted to be an Inspector of Police. In 1946, he was promoted to the post of a Deputy Superintendent of Police in which post he was confirmed in 1947. It is stated that from 26th March, 1948 the petitioner came to officiate as Superintendent of Police in the Indian Police Service (Senior Scale ). In 1951, he was acting as Additional Superintendent of Police, Howrah. While he was acting as Additional Superintendent or Police,, he was called by the Inspector General of police and was informed that adverse comments had been received against him in confidential reports. He thereafter asked for a copy of the adverse report and finally on the 26th March, 1951 he was supplied with a gist of the adverse remarks which runs as follows :"in 1948 he was found to have displayed no activities showing any signs of imagination. In 1949 he was reported to be rather inactive due to old age and was considered only suitable for desk work. In 1950 he was found to be leaving a lot of reserve work to the Reserve