( 1 ) THE petitioner while serving as Deputy nazir in the Munsif Magistrate Court, boath, by the impugned proceedings of the high Court in Roc. No. 500/90-B. Spl (SC), dated 31-1-1994 was ordered to retire compulsorily as a measure of disciplinary action. Hence, this writ petition, assailing the validity and legality of the same.

( 2 ) THE background relevant facts to be stated briefly are as under: the disciplinary authority, namely, the learned District and Sessions Judge, adilabad, 2nd respondent herein initiated departmental enquiry against the petitioner and four others, framing as many as 16 charges. Though, initially the charges were issued against the petitioner and four others, it appears that the enquiry against sri V. Shankarachary, Munsif Magistrate, boath was separated from common enquiry and the enquiry was conducted against the remaining four delinquents. Among 16 charges, the petitioner herein was charged with only Charges No. 7 and 8, which read as follows: charge No. 7: That the then District and Sessions Judge, Adilabad during his surprise visit of M. M. Court, Boath on 8-10-1990 found missing of kgs. 0-200 gms. of Ganja in CPR no. 37/89 in Cr. No