( 1 ) THE respondent was working as a police constable attached to the sheshadripuram Traffic Sub-Zone, Bangalore city. He was served with a charge-sheet dated 2/6/1985. The charges are to the effect that while the respondent was working as a station rider in Sheshadripuram Traffic Sub zone he used to catch a number of auto-rickshaw drivers daily for traffic offences unofficially and would let them go after collecting from each driver rs 50 to Rs. 70. 00. If the auto-rickshaw driver refused to pay, he would issue police notices which would be subsequently withdrawn when the amount was paid. In the case of traffic violation he used to collect Rs. 150. 00 to Rs. 200. 00 from each driver. We need not go into the details of the charges. He was basically charged with gross misconduct in collecting money from auto-rickshaw drivers. A departmental enquiry was held and he was foundguilty of the charges. The disciplinary authority thereupon imposed on the respondent the punishment of dismissal from service. His appeal was also dismissed. The Karnataka Administrative tribunal, however, by its order dated 23/12/1988 has reduced the punishment to withholding of two increments with cumulative e