JUDGMENT

VERMA, J.:- The appellant N.K.Singh belongs to the Indian Police Service and is an officer of the 1961 batch allocated to the State cadre of Orissa. The appellant was posted as I.G., C.I.D. in Orissa when he was brought on deputation to an equivalent post of Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) in February, 1990. By a notification dated 7-2-1990 issued by the Government of Orissa, the services of the appellant were placed on deputation to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India for a period of five years and by notification dated 26-2-1990 issued by the Government of India he was appointed Joint Director in the C.B.I. until further orders w.e.f. 12-2-1990. The appellant was working in this capacity in the C.B.I. and was in charge of a Special Investigation Group conducting some sensitive investigations. By an order dated 21-3-1991 which was served on the appellant on 26-3-1991, the appellant was transferred from the post of Joint Director, C.B.I. to the Border Security Force (B.S.F.) in an equivalent post of I.G.P. Aggrieved by his transfer, from C.B.I. to B.S.F., the appellant filed an application before the Central Administrative