G. C. Gupta, J.

1. The petitioner, having applied for appointment as a sub-Inspector, successfully competed with others in the selection test and was selected for training and appointment. Normally a selected sub-Inspector, like the petitioner, should have been sent for training but he was not so sent whereas others who were selected with him and were junior in the select list were sent for training. The petitioner is alleged to have made enquiries and learnt that he was not being sent for training because he belonged to Bharatiya Janta Party and was detained in connection with the movement launched by the said political party in the year 1982. The petitioner has, therefore, approached this Court for necessary direction in the matter by filing this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution.

2. The respondents have filed their return and have admitted that the petitioner was selected for appointment as a sub-Inspector and should normally have been sent for training. It is, however, submitted that on verification of petitioner's character by police authorities, it was found that he has suffered imprisonment and had been prosecuted for criminal offences. Because of the impris