( 1 ) IN this appeal the appellant, Umasankar Chatterjee, has challenged the propriety of the judgment of a learned single Judge of this Court whereby the learned judge discharge the Rule Nisi issued on the application of the appellant under Article 226 of the Constitution on the ground of want of territorial jurisdiction.

( 2 ) THE appellant was appointed the Finance Manager of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation), a Government Company under the control of the Central Government and was posted at Namrup in Assam. At the relevant time, his scale of pay was Rs. 1800/- to Rs. 2250/ -. On August 25, 1975, the appellant was transferred to Kobra in Madhya Pradesh, but before his transfer he was sent on tour from Namrup to Calcutta on August 15, 1975 for finalisation of the annual accounts with the Government auditors. He was, however, released from Calcutta on August 25, 1975 on account of business, and he joined the Kobra Division on September 4, 1975.

( 3 ) WHILE the appellant was working in the Kobra Division, he was served with a charge sheet containing six Articles of charges by the Chairman and Managing Di