A. R. LAKSHMANAN, J.

The Assistant Security Officer, Railway Protection Force, Jolarpettai and three others are the appellants in the above writ appeal. They filed the above appeal against the order dated September 29, 1995 of the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P. 12043/85 quashing the order of dismissal of the respondent. A consequential direction to reinstate the respondent with all benefits was also given.

2. The short facts are as follows :-

The respondent was selected and appointed in the Railway Protection Force as a Rakshak by the Assistant Security Officer, Railway Protection Force by his communication dated December 27, 1962. The respondent has put in 20 years of service. The impugned order was passed removing the respondent from service for having consumed alcohol while on duty. The incident took place on December 10, 1982. On that day while functioning as Rakshak at the Arakonam Junction, the respondent was deputed for ticket checking duty at the Southern Railway Magistrate's Court, Madras Egmore between December 4, 1982 and December 10, 1982. One Perumal, Gurunathan and two others who were assigned the task of taking the ticketless persons convicted by