RAJINDAR SACHAR, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition was filed in this court challenging the dismissal of the petitioner by the Commandant, Delhi Armed Police by his order of 9th July, 1968. The appeal filed, and then further as revision also failed as per the order of the Inspector General of Police, Delhi dated 5-6-1969. The dismissal was a sequel to what is common by known as agitation of Delhi Policemen in 1967 .

( 2 ) IT appears that the policemen in Delhi had been agitating for improvement of their conditions of service and some other demands. The demands of the policemen were apparently supported by quite number of organisations including political parties. In that context a meeting sponsored by Samyukat Socialist Party (S. S. P.) was held on 1-8-1967 at Kingsway camp crossing, in support of the demand of the Delhi policemen and also to plead the cases of dismissed or suspended policemen. The petitioner was charged that he took part in that meeting and this amounted to grave misconduct as taking part in a political meeting in contravention of the Punjab Police Rules 14. 30 (1) and Rule 5 (1) of the Central Civil Services (C) Rules, 1964.

( 3 ) THOUGH the petitioner denied having attende

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