DC D'Cotta J:

The plaintiff's claim is for arrears of salary due to him under a contract of employment with the defendants.

The facts of the case are briefly as follows. The plaintiff, Jamshid bin Ajmain, joined the defendants Auxiliary Force created under the provisions of s. 108 of the Port of Singapore Authority Act (Cap. 173) as a recruit on 1 October 1969 and was confirmed in the rank of constable on 1 April 1970: Agreement (AB1) refers. On 13 July 1974 the plaintiff was suspended from duty as a result of a charge against him under the provisions of s. 384 of the Penal Code (Cap. 103) - AB2 is the charge and AB3 is the letter of suspension.

The case came up for hearing before the Magistrate on 14 April 1975 when the plaintiff was discharged but such discharge did not amount to an acquittal - AB4. Subsequently he was served with a Defaulter Report on 30 June 1975 - AB5 - and in pursuance of this an inquiry was held under the provisions of Reg. 6(c) of the Auxiliary Police Regulations 1961 (hereinafter called the said Regulations). The plaintiff was acquitted.

From 1 October 1975 the solicitors for the plaintiff have been in communication with the Attorney General's