P. R. GOKULAKRISHNAN,, J.

( 1 ) THESE two Letters Patent Appeals arise out of the oral judgment passed by the learned single Judge of our High Court in Special Civil Applications Nos. 1329 and 1330 of 1984. The short facts of the cases are that these two appellants were appointed as temporary constables in November 1983 and they were on probation. They underwent some departmental training and had to appear at the departmental examinations. They appeared at the two of the examinations and on 20/02/1984 it is alleged that they were found indulging in unfair practice at the examination by copying from a chit which was recovered from them during the examination in the presence of another candidate and the Drill Instructor who was assisting the Supervisors. They were not allowed to further appear in the examinations and their services came to be terminated by the impugned order dated 2-3-1984. The order states that as their services are not required by the Department and that as the appointment is solely on temporary basis the appellants are relieved from the service after office hours on 2-3-1984 by paying one weeks notice pay as per Rule 33 of the B. C. S. R. Parts. These orders are ch

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