K. Venkataswamy, J.

1. These two writ petitions are filed by the same individual questioning initially a show cause notice issued by the first respondent in W.P. No. 1598 of 1984 and subsequently questioning the order of dismissal by the respondent in W.P. No. 6703 of 1984.

2. As the matter relates to the same individual and the facts are also common, these two writ petitions are dealt with by this common order.

3. The brief facts leading to the filing of these writ petitions are the following: The petitioner, at the time of the issue of show cause notice was working as Supervisor in the Triplicane Urban Cooperative Society Limited, Madras-5, hereinafter called the 'TUCS'. A show cause notice on 15th June, 1983 was issued calling upon the petitioner to explain the charges set out in the show cause notice within seven days from the date of its receipt. The charges levelled against the petitioner along with three others were:

1. that they issued rationed commodities in excess against the limit fixed in the bills;

2. The A register number and the card number were not noted in the bills;

3. non-maintenance of registers while they were working in the Luz Mini Supermarket.

To this show cau