( 1 ) BIPAT Prasad Sonekar, the petitioner was appointed a Sub-Deputy Inspector of Schools in december 1941 with effect from 3-1-1942. He was confirmed in his above post with effect from may 1, 1945. In March 1947 he was selected with the approval of the State Public Service commission for appointment as Deputy Inspector of Schools and was with effect from March 26, 1947 placed on probation for two years. This notification which related to three persons was as follows :

"the under mentioned persons (the reference was to three persons including the petitioner) are appointed substantively on two years probation in the Deputy Inspectors of Schools service with effect from the date noted against each and are post-ed to the stations shown below".

In accordance with the description given in the relevant column of the notification the date from which Bipat Prasad Sonekars probation commenced was March 26, 1947. The petitioner has claimed, and this fact is not disputed, that he earned increments upto 1952 in the scale applicable to Deputy Inspectors of Schools. According to him no order extending his period of probation, which expired on 25-3-1949 had been made either durin