MANGALI PRASAD PAL Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Since the petitions are knit together by reasons of common question of law being involved therein and also by reasons of facts being identical, these petitions were grouped together and heard accordingly for convenient disposal by a common judgment.

(2.) The necessary facts giving rise to Writ Petition No. 2474 of 2000 (S/S) are that by means of the aforesaid petition, the petitioner has the challenged the impugned order dated 28.4.2000 passed by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Lucknow, transferring the petitioner from the post of Station Officer, Police Station. Thakurganj, Lucknow to Police Station, Maha Nagar, Lucknow, as Senior Sub-Inspector.

(3.) It has been averred in the petition that the petitioner is a sincere and obedient police personnel. He has come to Lucknow on transfer from district Banda in the year 1997. He was transferred from D.C.R.B. to P.S. Thakurganj as Station Officer vide order dated 2.11.1999. Since, then the petitioner has been performing his duties sincerely and no complaint whatsoever has ever been made against him even though the Impugned order has been passed curtailing the powers and status of the petitioner. This petition was taken up on 22.5.2000 by this Court and following interim order was passed :