Veeraswami, C.J.-The appeal arises from an order of Kailasam, J., who dismissed the appellant’s petition to quash an order of the State Government reducing the appellant from the cadre of Assistant Engineer to that of a Supervisor. He was in the service of the erstwhile Pudukottah State and seems to have actually held four posts. After the merger in 1948 and in accordance with the merger rules as to the services, he was absorbed in November, 1949, as a Mechanical Supervisor, and in March, 1954, promoted as Assistant Engineer, Highways. His services in that cadre were regularised in April, 1957. In May next year, the Chief Engineer, Highways, charged him with having made false statements to the Superintending Engineer, Highways, about his technical qualifications. Before the explanation, which had been submitted, was considered, the Superintending Engineer, in December, 1958, framed four charges and held an enquiry into them. In April, 1960, in regard to the charge framed by the Chief Engineer, there was a show cause notice against the proposed punishment, but, later in July, 1961, that notice was cancelled and a fresh notice combining all the charges was served on the appellant, as

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