The Chief Justice.-The petitioner was employed as an Assistant District Health Officer in the Public Health Department of the Madras State and he acted as the Municipal Health Officer at Srivilliputtur from November, 1947, till about the middle of March, 1948. On complaints against him from the residents of the locality sent to the Director of Public Health and other authorities, there was first an enquiry by the District Health Officer and subsequently by an officer of the Crime Investigation Department. The Government finally referred the matter to the Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal for an enquiry. The Tribunal called upon the petitioner to show cause against certain charges which included a charge of corruption. The petitioner filed a written statement meeting the charges. The Tribunal proceeded with the enquiry, recorded evidence and submitted its report dated 31st October, 1949, to the Government. The Tribunal recommended that the petitioner may be removed from service. Government apparently did not agree that this was a sufficient penalty as, in their opinion, the charges were proved beyond doubt and therefore by order dated 3rd March, 1950, dismissed the petitioner from s

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