( 1 ) THE appellant, Bhola Ram, has preferred this appeal, under clause 10 of the Letters Patent, against the judgement of the learned Single Judge, dated October 24, 1972, dismissing his writ petition.

( 2 ) THE appellant joined Police service as a Foot Constable on March 28, 1933 in the North West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan ). He was promoted as a Foot Constable selection grade on March 1, 1934 and as officiating Head Constable on November 26, 1944 but was reverted as Constable selection grade with effect from March 27, 1945. He was again promoted as officiating Head Constable with effect from April 10, 1945 and was reverted as Foot Constable time scale on August 9. 1945. He was re-promoted as Foot Constable selection grade on March 1, 1946.

( 3 ) AFTER migrating to India, on the partition of the country, the appellant was appointed as a Constable in the Delhi Police Force on October 29, 1947, and was promoted as Head Constable with effect from October 30, 1947. He was appointed as Assistant Sub-Inspector with effect from August 3, 1953 in a temporary vacancy but was reverted to the post of Head Constable in September 1953 due to the termination of the said temp