JUDGMENT :

R.B. Misra, J. (Oral)

Heard learned counsel for the parties. The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:-

(a) That the writ of Certiorari may very kindly be issued thereby quashing the Annexures P-8 and P-9.

(b) That a writ of mandamus may kindly be issued to the respondent No. 2 directing them to exonerate the petitioner.

2. By order dated 13.8.2009 Annexure P-8, the appeal of the petitioner before Dy. Inspector General of Police, regarding imposition of punishment of increment for three years was rejected. By an order dated 10.2.2010 Annexure P-9, the revision petition preferred against the order dated 13.8.2009 was dismissed by Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh.

3. In order to adjudicate the present writ petition, it is necessary to give the factual background of the case. The petitioner along with other police personnel namely HC Surinder Kumar No. 31, Const. Ram Parkash No. 307 and Const. Birbal Ram No. 472 were deputed for security duty w.e.f. 31.10.2008 to 4.11.2008 in the girls hostel of P.G. College, Bilaspur during the Youth festival. On 4.1.2008 at about 11 P.M some miscreants allegedly were peeping through the windows in the rooms of