( 1. ) PETITIONER is working on the post of Inspector in the home (Police Department) of the State Government.

( 2. ) A notice dt. 15. 05. 06 (Annexure A/2) was issued to the petitioner by the third respondent Inspector General of Police, Ujjain to show cause as to why departmental proceedings be not initiated against him for the misconduct alleged in the said notice. The petitioner submitted reply (Annexure A/3) on 25. 05. 06 to the said show cause notice and denied the charges levelled against him. However instead of taking any- decision on the basis of the said reply, the third respondent inspector General of Police, Ujjain Zone issued him yet another show cause notice dt. 14. 06. 06 (Annexure A/4) on the same facts. On receipt of the said show cause notice, having regard to the punishment proposed in the said notice which was not very severe the petitioner thought it proper to. accept the punishment proposed in the said notice. He therefore submitted his reply dt. 24. 06. 06 (Annexure P/5) and requested for lenient punishment. On receipt of the petitioners reply dt. 24. 06. 06 (Annexure A/5) the third respondent considered the same and having regard to the nature of misc