1. IN this writ petition the petitioner, Hemendu Bikash Nag challenges the validity of a disciplinary proceeding held under Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, (hereinafter referred to as the said Discipline and Appeal Rules) and the various notices and orders made therein including the order of penalty of dismissal from service dated April 23, 1969.

2. The Superintendent of Police, Special Police Establishment, received a secret information that the petitioner had amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income by corrupt and illegal means. After certain preliminary enquiries a case for investigation was started against the petitioner in course of which different persons were examined including the petitioner and his father Dr. A. K. Nag, Statements were called for from the petitioner also. The exact result of this investigation is not known, but admittedly the Investigating Officer submitted a report to the Secretary, Ministry of Steel and Mines, Government of India, and as a result the impugned disciplinary proceeding was initiated on a charge-sheet dated August 28, 1966. There were two charges framed ag