Rajamannar,C.J. - This is an appeal from the judgment of Rajagopala Ayyangar J., in W.P. No. 844 of 1952. That petition was filed by the respondent for the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the Government, dated 7th June, 1951, dismissing him form service. The petitioner joined the service of the Government in the Revenue Department about thirty years ago and he was a permanent member of that department in the Coimbatore District. He was Stationary Sub-Magistrate, Pollachi, from 14th March to 23rd June, 1949. As such he was engaged in the trial of a case of wrongful confinement and extortion. Two charges were framed against him and an inquiry was directed to be made by the Tribunal for disciplinary proceedings. The two charges were (1) that he demanded a sum of Rs. 10,000 as a bribe for acquitting the accused in the case before him, and (2) that he demanded and received illegal gratification of two sums of Rs. 500, each from one Gopalaswami Goundar promising to convict the accused concerned in the case filed by him against one Chinnaswami Goundar and others. The Tribunal, after an elaborate enquiry, found in regard to charge (1) that the charge was proved to the li

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