( 1 ) IN this writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ directing the quashing of the order of the respondent (Government of Mysore) No. PWD 110 DAF 58 dated 16 September 1961.

( 2 ) THE Petitioner was working as a sub-overseer in No. 2 subdivision, Sugarcane Cess Fund division, Mandya. He was placed under suspension on 7 July 1959 and the respondent directed that disciplinary proceeding should be instituted against him under Mysore Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 (which will be hereinafter referred to as the rules) A joint enquiry was directed against the petitioner, Sri Narayanaswami, Executive engineer and Sri M. Chandrasekhar, Junior Engineer of the Sugarcane Cass Fund Division, mandya. The respondent appointed the Special Officer, Efficiency Audit, Bangalore, as the enquiry officer. The enquiry officer framed a charge against the petitioner and served the same on him. The charge against the petitioner was that while he was functioning as sub-overseer in no. 2 sub-division, Sugarcane Cess Fund Division, Mandya, he wilfully recorded palpably fals