JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri H. G. S Parihar, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Meenakshi Singh Parihar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vinod Kumar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents State.

2. By the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:-

“(i) A writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing of the impugned order dated 17.02.2011 passed by Additional director of General Police/Director Traffic U.P./opposite party No.2, order dated 30.04.2010 passed by opposite party No.3 and order dated 12.10.2009 passed by Superintendent of Police, Hardoi/opposite party No.5 as contained in Annexure No.1, 2 and 3 to the writ petition.

(ii) A writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to work on the post of constable and pay him salary regularly.”

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Constable in U.P. Police on 20.11.1976 and on 9.5.2006 the petitioner while posted at Reserve Police Line, Hardoi, was given custody of an accused to be produced before the Sessions Court at Hardoi. The petitioner had gone to Co