ORDER :- The petitioner applied under Art. 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of certiorari, to set aside the proceedings that terminated with the order of the Inspector General of Prisons dated 30-4-1953 directing the removal of the petitioner from service.

2. The petitioner was appointed a lower division clerk in the jail department in 1934. On 28-4-1947 he was appointed to the category of Reserve Deputy Jailors. That appointment was ordered by the Inspector General of Prisons. On 21-1-1952 charges were framed against the petitioner by the Superintendent of the jail where the petitioner was employed. The petitioner submitted his explanation. He objected to the enquiry being conducted by the Superintendent.

The Deputy Superintendent of the jail was ordered to conduct the enquiry. He eventually submitted his report to the Superintendent. After issuing a notice to the petitioner to show cause why he should not be dismissed from service, and after taking into account the representations the petitioner made then, the Superintendent ordered on 21-10-1952 the dismissal of the petitioner from service. The petitioner appealed to the Inspector General of Prisons, who su