ORDER :- The petitioner was last serving as Inspector in the Industrial Finance Corporation of India, he having joined the service of the Corporation in 1950 as a Clerk. On June, 24, 1965, an order of suspension was served on him and he was so suspended on the alleged ground that he committed acts of criminal misconduct by claiming the cost of the ticket for travel after inspection of Sree Rajendra Mills Limited. Salem in September, 1964, even though the company had paid the same. Thereafter, on December 26, 1966, he was served with a memorandum of charges and as many as eight charges were levelled against him and he was called upon to explain. According to the Respondents, the petitioner violated Regulation 20 (i) of the Staff Regulations of the Industrial Finance Corporation and other rules governing the services. Sri M. N. Khushu was constituted as the Enquiry Officer. He enquired into the charges and, after giving adequate opportunity to the petitioner and after examining several witnesses ultimately gave his report on May 13, 1968, wherein he found the petitioner guilty of certain charges and exonerated him on the rest. Sri N. D. Nangia, the Chairman of the Corporation, after

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