The petitioners are Policemen. They were placed under suspension pending disciplinary action on 29.5.1999. The suspension was in relation to an incident that occurred on 27.3.1998. In respect of the said incident, departmental enquiries were conducted twice and they were found not guilty on both the occasions. However, on further investigation a crime was registered against the petitioners. At that point of time, the petitioner approached this court by filing O.P.No. 17643/1999. As per Ext.P2 judgment, this court revoked the order placing the petitioners under suspension and ordered to reinstate them in service without prejudice to departmental and criminal proceedings. Pursuant to Ext.P2, they were reinstated in service in 1999 and thereafter they were dismissed from service w.e.f. 19.12.2007 entirely based on their conviction in C.C.No.361/04 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kasargod, as per Exts. P3 and P4 orders. Against the said judgment in C.C.No.361/04, the petitioners have preferred an appeal as Criminal Appeal No. 441/2007. As per Ext.P5 judgment dated 13.10.2009, the Sessions Court, Kasargod quashed the judgment
