JUDGMENT :

Siddhartha Varma, J.

Heard Sri Utkarsh Malviya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vikram Bahadur Yadav, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. This writ petition has been filed against the order dated 31.10.2009 passed by the Superintendent of Police, Lalitpur dismissing the petitioner from service, the order dated 31.1.2010 passed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jhansi Range, Jhansi dismissing the Appeal and the order dated 29.4.2010 passed by the Additional Director General of Police (Telecommunications), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow dismissing the Revision filed by the petitioner.

3. The petitioner who was posted as a Constable at Reserve Police Lines, Lalitpur was allegedly found drunk on 20.6.2009. It was alleged that while he was drunk, he had misbehaved with the Station Officer Sri Baljeet Singh. It had, still further, been alleged that after a complaint about the petitioner's drunkenness was made, a medical examination was done and he was suspended on 23.6.2009. A preliminary enquiry was conducted and upon finding that the allegations were prima facie correct, enquiry under Rule 14 of the U.P. Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment & Appe