JUDGMENT :

Satyen Vaidya, J.

By way of instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for following substantive relief:

“(i) That a writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued and the inquiry report Annexure P-6, Annexure P-7 dated 28.08.2007, P-9, P-11 dated 2.4.2008 and P- 12, passed by Director General of Police may kindly be quashed and set aside in the interest of justice.”

2. Brief facts necessary for adjudication of instant petition are that in the month of June 1999, the petition was posted as Head Constable in Himachal Pradesh Police, 1st Battalion Junga. He was deputed to serve in District Kinnaur as there was law and order problem created by dispute between the management and workers of a Hydro Electric company. On 25.06.199, FIR No. 99 of 1999 was registered at Police Station Bhawanagar under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 332, 333, 427, 1145, 302, 307, 120-B of the IPC. During investigation of aforesaid FIR, petitioner was also cited as one of the eye witnesses to the occurrence.

3. On completion of investigation, the challan was presented and the accused named therein were tried by the learned Sessions Judge, Kinnaur at Rampur. Petitioner was also summoned as prosecu