This writ petition is directed against the issuance of a charge-sheet as also the order of suspension. The petitioner was appointed as a trainee in Bird & Co Ltd in the year, 1967 and thereafter promoted to the post of Staff Supervisor and continued to remain in such post upto the year, 1969 when he was further promoted to the post of Assistant. During the period of service as Assistant, the petitioner was in receipt of increment from year to year and said to have an unblemish conduct. On and since 25th October, 1980 M/s Bird & Company turned out to be a Government of India Undertaking through under the name and style of "Bharat Process & Mechanical Engineers Ltd.". The petitioner however was continued in service on the same terms and conditions as were had with M/s. Bird & Co Ltd.

2. The petitioner's case is that in the month of July, 1983 the petitioner was asked to visit and visited on official work the State of Bombay. The petitioner stayed there till 7th August, 1983. Subsequently the petitioner was again asked to visit Bombay for official business on 10th October, 1983 and stayed there till 6th November, 1963. In accordance with the usual procedure the petitioner obtained