BALASUBRAHMANYAN, J.

1. The appellants in this writ appeal are a hierarchy of Disciplinary Authorities functioning in the Postal Department. They are: The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Madurai Dt, the Director of Postal Services, Tamil Nadu Circle and Posts and Telegraphs Board, New Delhi. Their appeal before us is against a writ of certiorari issued by K.N. Mudaliyar, J. The learned Judge issued the writ in a writ petition filed by one Hanumanthan. This individual was originally a Postal clerk and later an Assistant Postmaster in Madurai. On 22nd October 1968 he was compulsorily retired from service, as a punishment for misconduct. This order of penalty was made in the first instance by the Superintendent of Post Offices, Madurai. It was later confirmed by the Director of Postal Services, Madras, in appeal and by the Posts and Telegraphs Board, Delhi, in review. Hanumanthan moved this Court under Art. 226 of the Constitution for quashing the orders of the three authorities. By order dated 20th July 1973, the learned Judge set aside all the three orders and directed the reinstatement of Hanumanthan in service. While doing so, the learned Judge did not go into the