JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner has brought the present petition, challenging an order dated 07.01.2016, passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Group Center, Central Reserve Police Force, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to the extent that it declines full wages to the petitioner for the period 17.04.2008 to 19.07.2013. Further, a mandamushas been sought, ordering the respondents to release full pay and arrears for the period 17.04.2008 to 19.07.2013, together with award of seniority and grant of promotion. In substance, the petitioner asks this Court to treat the period 17.04.2008 to 19.07.2013 as period of service deemed to be rendered free from blemish, like any other employee.

2. The facts giving rise to the present writ petition are these :

The petitioner was recruited on the post of Constable/Mali with the Central Reserve Police Force(for short “CRPF”) in the year 1991. He was posted at the Group Centre, Allahabad in the month of December, 2008. Shorn of unnecessary details, it appears that the petitioner's wife was unwell and undergoing treatment at the Nazreth Hospital, Prayagraj. The petitioner was detailed to Sentry duty at the residence of the Deputy Inspector General of P