- (1.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
(2.) THE petitioner was selected for the post 5 of Police Constable in U.P. Police on 5-6-1982. According to the averments made in paragraph 2 of the writ petition, he was not allowed to join the services on the ground of report of his antecedents issued by the Police Station Garwar through Superintendent of Police, Balia, inter alia a criminal case was pending against the petitioner under Sections 452 and 323 IPC. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner was se­lected for the post of Police Constable in U.P. Police on 5th June, 1982 and had been ac­quitted from the aforesaid criminal case by the Sessions Judge, Ballia on 18-3-1982 prior to the date of selection, hence he is entitled to the reliefs claimed for by him.
(3.) THE reliefs sought by the petitioner in writ petition are thus:- (I) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to decide the representation of the peti­tioner dated 3-3-98 within 2 months. (II) Issue any order writ, order or direc­tion which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. (III) Award the cost of this writ petition to the petitioner. ;