STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. RAJESH KUMAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Heard learned Counsel for the appellants and the respondent. We have perused the orders passed by the courts below and the relevant rules.

(3.) The respondent was appointed on 02.12.1989 as a Constable. He was discharged from service on 18.10.1992 under Rule 12.21 of Punjab Police Rules. Rule 12.21 reads as under: