( 1 ) THIS petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution is directed against an order dated 4 June 1960, by which the Commissioner, Jabal-pur Division (respondent 1) found the petitioner, clerk in the District Office, Jabalpur guilty of (i) misappropriating a sum of Rs. 33/- and (ii) fraudulently drawing that sum again for payment of a bilt and dismissed him from service.

( 2 ) ON 10 February 1959, a charge-sheet together with the statement of allegations and a forwarding memorandum directing the holding of a departmental enquiry, all signed by the Collector, Jabalpur (respondent 2), were served on the petitioner and he was directed to submit his reply to the two charges within seven days to the enquiring officer, R. C. Shrivastava. On 16 February 1959, the petitioner applied for copies of certain documents (Annexure O. The enquiring officer however directed, perhaps in order to save time, that the petitioner should be allowed to inspect the documents. It would appear that even then he was not allowed to inspect all but one of those documents and, On 12 March 1959, he complained in writing to the enquiring officer (Annexure D ). Thereafter the enquiry was compl