JUDGMENT :

1. Discipline is the hallmark of the disciplinary forces and its members are not expected to violate the discipline by consuming liquor and wander in a public place in a drunken condition. Whether such persons can held guilty and punished for such charge without passing a speaking order and without recording just and sufficient reasons? It is in this background the issue involved in this petition is required to be considered.

2. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied by the impugned non-speaking orders dated 08.11.2011 and 17.02.2011, the petitioner has filed this petition with the following prayer:-

“i) to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 08.11.2011 (Annexure-7) passed by Inspector General of Police, Ajmer Range, Ajmer.

ii) to quash and set aside the order dated 17.02.2011 (Annexure-5) passed by Superintendent of Police, District Tonk.

iii) to discharge the petitioner from the charges leveled against him and to revoke the penalty imposed on him.

iv) Any other appropriate order, direction or relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit, just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of the petitioner.

v) Cost of writ petition may