SATISH CHANDRA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner challenges the validity of an order passed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police on 25 July 1967 reverting him. The petitioner after completing the training course was posted as sub-inspector of police in 1955. On 20 July 1960, he was promoted to officiate on the post of reserve inspector and was posted as Company Commander at P. A. C. , Agra. On certain charges of misconduct, the petitioner was reverted to his substantive post of sub-inspector for a period of one year from 1 March 1966. On the expiry of the year, the petitioner was again promoted to officiate as reserve inspector with effect from 1 March 1967. Then on 25 July 1967, the impugned order was passed reverting him to his substantive rank. The order states: Officiating Company Commander Ram-pal Singh of XXVIII Bn. , P. A. C. , Chunar (Mirzapur), is hereby reverted to his substantive rank of reserve sub-inspector on grounds of general unsuitability with effect from 1 August 1967 and is transferred to XIV Bn, P. A. C. , Kanpur, as reserve sub-inspector.

( 2 ) LEARNED counsel urged only one point in support of this petition. He submitted that the order in express terms casts a sti

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