(1.) IN this petition under Arts.226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for the issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the orders dated 13.8.1984, 26.11.1984 and 25.7.1987. He also seeks a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate him from the date he was dismissed from service with all consequential benefit.
(2.) THE facts as pleaded by the parties in the writ petition, may briefly be noticed.
(3.) THE petitioner was enrolled as Constable in the Punjab Police Department, District Ludhiana, on 8.7.1975. The petitioner claims that he has not been punished during the period of his service excepting the one punishment imposed by order dated 13.8.1984. On 12.3.1984, a charge -sheet dated 24.12.1983, was served on the petitioner. The substance of the charge -sheet is as under: -