A.K. PATHAK, J.

1. Vide order dated 24th June, 1997 passed by the Disciplinary Authority Petitioner, a police Constable, was dismissed from service, without holding a regular departmental enquiry, by invoking Article 311 (2) (b) of the Constitution of India. The grounds of dismissal and dispensing with the departmental enquiry have been mentioned in the dismissal order dated 24th June, 1997 and, for the sake of ready reference, same are reproduced as under:-

“One K.S. Rana was shot dead on 14.4.97 in Swroop Nagar by some unknown persons. A case FIR No. 289/97 u/s 302/34 IPC PS Samay Pur Badli was registered. One Virender Singh was shot near Gole Market on 21/4/97 by car borne criminals. A case FIR No. 196. u/s 307/34 IPC PS Mandir Marg was registered. On 7.4.97, a scooterist was robbed of Rs.2.20 lacs in the area of PS Samay Pur Badli. Case FIR No. 266/97 u/s 395/397 IPC was registered. One Davender Singhs s/o Mohender Singh r/o Poonth Kalan, Delhi reported at 10.30 PM on 5.4.97 that four persons namely Sandeep @ Bhoori B.C. of Lawrance Road, Jitender Rathi @ Kale r/o Krishan Vihar, Sanjay r/o Mnjri and Virender @ Kale r/o Khera Khurd robbed him of his white Maruti Car No