( 1 ) THE petitioner, while he was working since 17/03/1958 as a Pharmacist in the Government Headquarters Hospital, Chittoor, on 16/11/1962, the District Medical Officer asked a staff nurse to give pathedrine injection to a pregnant lady, but the latter informed the former that no stock of pathedrine injections were available, necessitating the forms to make a surprise check of the stock and found that he petitioner had issued 100 ampules of pathedrine in sections to a lady doctor without any indent and orders by him. The petitioner was kept under suspension pending enquiry. The matter was entrusted to the police for investigation. The police laid a charge-sheet in C. C. No. 46 of 1963 for an offence under Section 409 I. P. C. in the Court of the First Class Magistrate, Chittoor, and was convicted under Section 409 I. P. C. for criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of the drugs costing Rs. 19,323. 60 ps. On appeal in Criminal Appeal No. 151/63, Sessions Court acquitted him and, on further appeal, in C. A. 223/64, the High Court confirmed the acquittal. The petitioner was reinstated into service with effect form 24/05/1967. The Government, in G. O. Ms. No.