Aggrieved by the order of removal from service, dated 13.04.1993, passed by the Superintendent of Police, of erstwhile, Kamarajar District and that of the appellate authority, namely, Deputy Inspector General of Police, dated 14.07.1993, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition.

2. The facts leading to the writ petition are as follows;

The petitioner was Head Constable attached to Keelkudi Out Post, Virudhunagar. In the year 1991, he was issued with a charge memo under Rule 3(b) of T.N.P.S.S. (D & A) Rules 1955 alleging that he was found lying in drunken mood in front of the house of one Sakkarai Thevar, a prohibition offender, on 21.09.1991, besides having allowed movement of I.D. arrack in the Keelkudi Out Post limit conniving with prohibition offenders. It was further alleged that he had indulged in reprehensible conduct in tampering and fabricating false record in the General Diary of Keelkudi Out Post dated 21.09.1991. An oral enquiry was conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar and the enquiry officer after examination of the evidence, records and the defence statement held that the charges were not proved. However, the Superintendent o