( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by the State of West Bengal and others against the issue of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order of dismissal passed on the respondent and granting him incidental reliefs.

( 2 ) THE represent had joined Government service as a sub-inspector of police and had risen to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of police in 1958 when disciplinary proceedings were started against him. The immediate cause of the taking of these proceedings was the information given by one Jagadish Chandra Dhar, then employed as a sergeant in the Calcutta Police force to the Special Officer, Enforcement Branch of the State of West Bengal that the respondent had asked for illegal gratification in the sum of Rs. 200/ -. In return for which he had promised to help Dhar out of some disciplinary proceedings which were then pending against Dhar. According to the Government's case 20 ten rupee notes on which the numbers were taken down on the morning of the 15th October, 1958 were handed over to Dhar to be given to the respondent in the middle of the day outside the gate of the Port Police Office on Dumayune Avenue where the represent was working. The arrange