BERI, J.—These six writ petitions of the members of the police service, of the State of Rajasthan raise some common questions and, therefore, they could be conveniently disposed of by one judgment.

2. Petition No 1646 of 1964 :—Bhawanishanker Verma, after receiving his training at Kishanparh, joined the Rajasthan Police Service as Sub-Inspector in January, 1956. When he was working in Kota on 27th August, 1962 the Superintendent of Police, Kota (respondent No. 3) by his notice (Ex. 1) asked him to show cause why his grade increments for two years be not stopped for ever because in the course of a departmental enquiry against him he had put an offensive question to Circle Inspector Chhagan Lal alleging that he had taken a bribe of Rs. 200/- from constable Khatola in a departmental enquiry against him. Bhawani Shanker Verma replied this charge but he was awarded the punishment of stoppage of two yearly grade increments with its effect on future (Ex. 2). An appeal was preferred by him to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Kota Udaipur Range, which was dismissed in May, 1963 (Ex. 3). A review was preferred before the Governor of Rajasthan but without any success. He has now filed t

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