JUDGMENT :

SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.

1. This is the second round of litigation between the parties as by order dated 12-2-2015 passed in W.P. (S) No. 2219/2005, this Court directed the Superintendent of Police (Radio), Bhilai to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of Regulation 241 of the Chhattisgarh Police Regulations on the ground of the petitioner’s subsequent acquittal from criminal charges by the jurisdictional criminal court. After consideration, the competent authority has rejected his claim by order dated 13-4-2015 against which he filed appeal and by the impugned order dated 9-12-2015, the appellate authority has dismissed his appeal which has been called in question in the instant writ petition.

2. The petitioner was appointed on the post of Constable and was posted at Jagdalpur. On 1-12-1994, the petitioner’s wife committed suicide and consequently, offence under Sections 306 and 498A of the IPC was registered against the petitioner and he was charge-sheeted in that case before the jurisdictional criminal court. Meanwhile, on 26-4-1994, the respondent i.e. the then State of Madhya Pradesh initiated disciplinary proceedings and served charge-sheet to the petitioner for