K. Sreedhar Rao, J.

1. The government of Assam has floated a scheme under name Prevention of Infiltration of Foreigners Scheme (PIFS) for detecting and preventing the illegal infiltration of foreigners into the country. For implementing the scheme several hierarchical posts were created. Posts of sub-inspector were also created. Petitioner was appointed as Havildar in the year 1989 and when the posts of sub-inspector were notified petitioner applied and got appointed as sub-inspector in the year 1994. There was a news report against the petitioner in The Dainik Purvoday (a local daily) that on 23.10.2006 petitioner visited the pharmacy-cum-residence of one Bijay Agarwala, who happens to be a news-reporter of The Dainik Purvoday based at Goreswar. Petitioner was alleged to be under the influence of liquor and misbehaved with the said Mr. Bijay Agarwala and abused him in filthy language. It is alleged that when the people gathered there tried to get hold of him to send him for medical examination he managed to escape. Show-cause notice was issued to him giving 3 days' notice to explain the allegations against him.

2. The petitioner in para 2 of his explanation has made the fo