DAVINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Challenge in the instant writ petition is to the order dated 4.2.2011 passed by the Additional Director General of Police, Computer and Telecommunications, Punjab whereby the petitioner, who was holding the post of Constable Messenger/Operator, has been discharged from service.

(2.) The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Chairman, Recruitment Board, Computers and Telecommunications, Punjab issued an advertisement on 15.6.2006 inviting applications for recruitment of 270 Constables Operators/Messengers and 142 Constables Technicians. In such advertisement, apart from other eligibility conditions, the educational qualifications for the post of Constables, Operator/Messengers were also stipulated and the same read in the following terms:

(3.) It would require notice that the qualifications prescribed for the post of Constable Operator/Messenger were strictly in terms of the qualifications stipulated in the standing order No.1 of 2006 issued by the Director General of Police, Punjab for recruitment of constables in the Telecommunications Branch of Punjab Police. It has been asserted that the petitioner applied for the post of Constable Operator/Messenger and subjected himself to the process of selection. On 14.3.2007, the petitioner was issued an appointment letter, Annexure P2, for the post of temporary Constable, Operator/Messenger and it was stipulated therein that his service conditions would be governed by the Punjab Police Rules, 1934 as also other instructions, Rules/Standing Orders issued by the Government from time to time.