1. The petitioner who was a Sub-Inspector of Police in State service prays for the issue of a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, direction or order quashing the order of the respondent, the State of Kerala, dismissing him from service and also for a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, direction or order directing the respondent to treat the petitioner as still in service and to allow him his salary, other emoluments and benefits of service.

2. The facts necessary for the decision of the original petition may be briefly stated. The petitioner was the Sub-Inspector of Police at Kayamkulam in November 1956. Following an enquiry into certain acts of misconduct alleged against him and two other police officers, he was dismissed from service by order (Ex. P1) dated 12-1-1959. The case against the petitioner was that on the night of 20th November 1956 he took a woman to the Government Rest House at Mavelikara for immoral purposes and that he spent the night there in the company of an Assistant Superintendent of Police and another Sub-Inspector of Police who had brought two more women of easy virtue for similar purpose. The three officers are stated to have sp