JUDGMENT

K.N. Seth, J. - The appellants challenged the order of suspension passed against them through two separate petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India giving rise to the above noted appeals. The question involved in both the appeals is substantially the same, they may conveniently be disposed of by a common judgment.

2. The Food Corporation of India (hereinafter called the Corporation) was constituted by an Act of Parliament (Act No. XXXVII of 1964) as a body corporate and its management was vested in the Board of Directors. S. V. Badlani was appointed Assistant Director of Food in the Department of Food in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture by the President of India. R. B. Verma was a clerk in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Their services were placed at the disposal of the Corporation. By an order dated 11th August, 1971, S. V. Badlani was placed under suspension by the Managing Director of the Corporation. R. B. Verma was placed under suspension by an order of the Senior Regional Manager dated 1st February, 1971. They challenged the orders of suspension through petitions under Art. 226 of the Constitution which were dismissed by a learned single judg