Rajamannar, C.J. — This is an appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Judgment of Rajagopala Ayyangar, J., in W.P. No. 487 of 1956 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution by the appellant for the issue of a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ or direction to set aside the order of the Government of Madras, G.O. Ms. No. 1008 (Home), dated 31st March, 1956 and to pass such further orders as this Court may deem fit to pass in the circumstances of the case. The petition was filed in the following circumstances: —

The appellant as well as certain others were appointed by the Government of Madras as Assistant Commandants, Special Armed Police, Madras, in 1948. Their services were utilised during the “ Hyderabad action” and thereafter in connection with the restoration of law and order in Hyderabad. When normal conditions were restored the Government of Madras passed an order G.O. Ms.No. 4242 (Home Department), dated 28th September, 1950, in and by which they appointed certain persons including the appellant who had been serving in the Special Armed Police, Madras, to posts in the Madras Police Service. The material portion of the order is follows:-

Under the

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