Ramaswami, J.

1. In this case the petitioner Gurudeva Narayan Srivastava has moved this Court for the grant of a writ in the nature of certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution for the purpose of quashing the proceedings drawn up against the petitioner and conducted by Mr. K.K. Banerji (as he then was) under the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850. The petitioner has also prayed for a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the order of the Government dated 6-5-1952 suspending the petitioner from the office of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division, Saharsa.

2. The petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Engineer in the Bihar Engineering Service on 15-12-1948. In March 1949 the petitioner was posted as Assistant Engineer, Ganga Bridge Investigation Division. The petitioner was promoted to the rank of Executive Engineer in March 1950 and he was posted as Executive Engineer, Ganga Bridge Investigation Commission. He was subsequently transferred as Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department Division at Saharsa. On 6-5-1952 the Government of Bihar passed an order suspending the petitioner alleging that he had taken illegal gratification in the c