V. Balakrishna Eradi, J.

1. By this original petition the petitioner who is employed in the service of the Government of India as an Assistant-in-charge in the Naval Store Depot, Cochin, seeks to quash the orders Exts. P-10 and P-16 passed against him by the 2nd respondent, namely the Commodore-in-charge, Naval Base, Cochin, as well as the appellate order Ext. P-13 passed by the 1st respondent the Director of Civilian Personnel, Naval Headquarters, New Delhi.

2. The petitioner has been working as a civilian in the Indian Navy from 1945 onwards having joined service as a lower division clerk in the naval establishment at Bombay on 31st December 1945. He was transferred to I.N.S. Venduruthy, Cochin in March, 1953 and was subsequently promoted as an upper division clerk in December, 1956. On the 17th March, 1964 the petitioner was promoted as an Assistant-in-charge and transferred to the Base Repair Organisation at Cochin.

3. On the 28th September, 1964, the petitioner was served with an order, dated 26th September, 1964, Ext. P-2, placing him under suspension with effect from the forenoon of the 28th September on the ground that an enquiry into his conduct was contemplated pendi