1. The petitioner, who was an Assistant Executive Engineer, in the Public Works Department, filed W.P.No.569 of 1984 in this Court, questioning the validity of the order of the first respondent-State Government dismissing him from service. A charge memo had been issued to him on 10.5.1979 calling upon him to show cause, followed by an inquiry by the Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Coimbatore Division, who submitted his report on 7.11.1979. On receipt of this report, the State Government found certain defects in the proceedings and ordered accordingly for a fresh inquiry. The inquiry this time was entrusted to the personal Assistant to Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Coimbatore Nilgiris Circle, who submitted his report on 6.3.1980. Acting upon the said report, the first respondent came to the provisional conclusion that the petitioner should be dismissed from service. Accordingly, a second show cause notice calling upon him to offer his explanation with regard to the proposed punishment was issued on 7.12.1981. The petitioner offered his explanation on 20.1.1982. The first respondent thereafter consulted the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commissi