Sham Sunder, J.

1. Labh Singh, Ex Head Constable, who filed the instant petition, died during the pendency thereof and his widow Smt. Surinder Kaur, being his legal representative, was brought on record.

2. Labh Singh (now deceased) joined as Constable in the Police force on 25.8.1977, at Sangrur. He was later on transferred to Ludhiana. He passed the Lower School Course in 1983. His name was brought on list C. He was promoted, as Head Constable on 19.6.1986, and he continued to be so, upto the date of termination of his services. He was falsely implicated, in a case, bearing FIR No. 84 dated 31.3.1990, under Sections 304/506/201/34 I.P.C. P.S. Sadar, Ludhiana. He was tried by the Court of an Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, and was acquitted vide judgment dated 4.1.1991 (Annexure P-4). After the registration of the aforesaid case, an order dated 3.4.1990 was passed, dismissing him from service, for his alleged misconduct relating to some other incident, by resorting to the provisions of Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India, by respondent No. 3. An appeal was preferred against the order of dismissal dated 3.4.1990 (Annexure P-1), but the same was rejected by r