By Court—Aggrieved by order dated 17.2.2004 passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, the petitioner has moved this Court by filing the present writ petition.

2. The brief facts of the case are that, the petitioner was appointed as a Literate Constable (Operation) in the Bihar Police Radio Organization on 17.12.1972 and he was promoted as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (Operation) on 22.12.1976. It appears that one Shakti Ranjan Nag was appointed as Literate Constable (Operation) on 14.7.1976. With a view to fill up some posts in Radio Technical Wing in the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector/Literate Constable from those who were working as A.S.I/ Literate Constable (Operation), option was invited with the following conditions;

“(i) Should pass the aptitude test

(ii) Will have to undergo basic technical course, and

(iii) After successful completion of basic course, they will be placed below those A.S.I., (Technical)/Literate Constable (Technical)) who have already passed basic training prior to other.”

3. Both, the petitioner as well as the said Shakti Ranjan Nag passed the aptitude test and accordingly they were sent for basic Grade-III (Technical) course. The peti