Kamat, J.

We have heard this appeal at the stage of notice before admission in extenso. We are deciding this appeal thus after hearing the counsel for the parties.

2. The appellant presented O.P. 7118/1987 for a prayer that the period of training from July 15,1976 upto June 3,1978 be treated as 'duty' in the post of Sub Inspector of Police and a consequential direction to the respondents to fix pay in the scale of pay of Rs. 345-580 and to grant him increments and all consequential benefits counting the training period as period on duty.

3. This prayer is rejected by the rejection of the Original Petition by the learned Single Judge.

4. The facts to be stated are very narrow. The petitioner was advised for recruitment as Sub Inspector of Police in the scale of Rs. 345-5 80 by memo dated December 11,1975 by the Public Service Commission, perusal of this memo (Ext. PI to the original petition) shows that the petitioner was selected for recruitment as Sub Inspector of Police, subject to the provisions of R.3(c) of the General Rules of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 also subject to the proof of health and checking. In pursuance of this advice of the Publi