( 1 ) THE appellant, Prafulla Mohan Mukherjee, was appointed as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police by the Deputy Inspector-General on 15-1-1925. On 2-1-1942, he was promoted to the rank of a Sub-Inspector and was placed on probation for one year. On 2-1-1943, he was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Inspector. Thereafter, on 10-11-1944, he was posted as a Sub-Inspector, Intelligence Branch, at 13, Lord Sinha Road and continued to serve in that capacity till the partition of India. After the Partition, the appellant opted for the State of West Bengal and having; done so, continued to serve in his old post till the proceedings out of which this appeal has arisen commenced.

( 2 ) SO far as can be ascertained, the cause of the proceedings was a confidential letter written by the appellant himself on 5-11-1952, to the Special Assistant, Intelligence Branch, West Bengal. In that letter he stated that on 26-5-1952, his wife, Parul Bala Debi, had purchased a certain plot of land situated at Jadabpur in the District of 24-Parganas for a consideration of Rs. 5. 000 and that he had already sought advice from the Office as to how that change in the position of his assets was