JUDGMENT

J.S. Verma, J.-All these appeals are against the same judgment.

2. The appellant - T. Lakshmi Narasimha Chari was selected for the Andhra Pradesh State Judicial Service and appointed as District Munsiff on 21.1.1974 by the Governor. He was confirmed as District Munsiff on 25.5.1979. He was then promoted temporarily to act as Subordinate Judge on 20.2.1980. A preliminary enquiry was made into an allegation of misconduct, which had led to the appellant s arrest by the police on 26.9.1976, in which a prima facie case was made out against the appellant. Accordingly, a regular departmental enquiry was initiated on the charges of misconduct. The allegation against the appellant was that when he was posted as Munsiff Magistrate, Hyderabad (East), he had forced a woman, who was a litigant before him, to have an illicit relationship with him; and the appellant was arrested on the night of 26.9.1976 on the complaint of that woman when the police found him with her in a hotel. A criminal case was registered against the appellant under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 509, I.P.C. and sanction of the State Government was sought for his prosecution. H