( 1 ) : This appeal is preferred by the Director General, Posts and Telegraphs, Union of India, and others against the judgment and order of P. K. Banerjee, J. passed in writ jurisdiction of this Court upon an application under Article 226 of the Constitution made by the respondents quashing the order of dismissal from his service. Briefly stated, the facts are as follows: -

( 2 ) THE petitioner, who was at the material time an Assistant Engineer of Calcutta Telephones, was charge-sheeted for his failure to maintain absolute integrity in the performance of his duty as required under Rule 3 of the Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1955. Substantially, the allegations were that there were alterations and interpolations in the sub-vouchers submitted along with certain bills, entries had not been made in case of few purchases of materials of contingent nature in the stock register while in some other cases delayed entries were made, details of cash memos were not entered in the accounts and the petitioner used three receipts for taxi-hire amounting to Rs. 4. 50 in order to drive undue financial advantage. Along with him another officer named G. C. Roy was also charge-sh