This Rule was issued on an application under Article 226 of the Constitution praying for issue of a writ of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or any other suitable direction under Articles 22& and 227 of the Constitution for quashing the refer­ence and the proceedings pending before the Presi­ding Officer, Labour Court, Assam, respondent: No. 2 in the present petition, in consequence thereof. Tocklai Experimental Station is a scientific research institute with its office at Tocklai within Sub-Division Jorhat, District, Sibsagar. Late Shri Chitra Kanta Saikia was a driver in the employment to the management of the aforesaid Tocklai Experimen­tal Station and was working as Director's driver. According to the petitioner, on 14-11-1957, whew, the late Shri Saikia was to drive Messrs. C. D. Wilson and N. S. Coldwell, members of the Com­mittee of the Indian Tea Association, Calcutta, from the Director's bungalow to a meeting, he was found drunk.

He was suspended thereafter and charge-sheeted. By an order, dated 12-12-1957, the Manage­ment of the Research Institute decided to terminate his services with effect from the same date and Shri Saikia was given a month's