SUBBA RAO, C.J. :- This is an appeal against the Order of our learned brother Umamaheswaram, J., in Writ Petition No. 817 of 1952 quashing the Order of the Government dismissing the respondent from service.

2. The respondent was an employee of the State of Madras and had put in 32 years of service. In 1947, he was Taluk Supply Officer, Vijayawada. For his alleged misconduct during that period, after making the necessary investigation through the C. I. D. the Government referred his case to the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings under R. 5 of the Madras Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Rules, 1948. The said Tribunal framed the following four charges :

"Charge No. 1 .- That you, actuated by corrupt motive, on or about 31st January, 1947, attempted to mislead Sri Nageswararao, Sub-Inspector of Police, Counter-blackmarketing Unit, Vijayawada in regard to Crime No. 14 of 1947, S. 7 (1) of Act (XXV of 1946), by making a false representation that Sri Konakalla Suryanarayana of Velpur, whose paddy of about 52 bags had been seized on or about 27th January, 1947, while being transported from Krishna District to Guntur District committed no offence by such transpor