( 1 ) THIS is an appeal from an order of Mr. Justice Mehrotra dated 29-1-1957.

( 2 ) THE respondent, Sri Ram Murat Singh, was a head constable in the U. P. Police Force. In december, 1954, he and another head constable were charged under Section 7 of the Police Act with remissness and dishonesty in the discharge of their duties. A departmental trial was held which was conducted by Sri B. N. Singh, a Deputy Superintendent of Police. This officer found the charge to be established and was of opinion that both the persons charged should be dismissed from the Force, and an order to this effect was subse-quently made by the superintendent of Police on 9th May, 1950. Against this order the respondent appealed to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eastern range, Banaras, but his appeal was dismissed on 22-11-1955 and an application in revision to thei Inspector General of Police was rejected on 24-6-1955. Thereafter the respondent filed a petition in this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution in which he challenged the validity of the order dismissing him from service on a number of grounds. The learned Judge held that Sri b. N. Singh had, under the Police Regulations no jurisd

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