G.P. SINGH, J.

1. The petitioner Bhagwati Prasad Shrivastava, by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeks to challenge the order of the State Government dated 9.1.1973 by which he has been reverted from the post of Professor Class I to the post of Assistant Professor Class II. In 1967-68 the petitioner was posted as Assistant Director of Public Instructions. School matting of the value of about Rupees sixteen lacs was purchased by the Education Department through the Director, Public Instructions in that year from M/s Rajkishan Gupta of Gaziabad. There were many irregularities in the purchase of school matting. The State Government framed a number of charges against M.H. Rao, Secretary, Education Department. B.L. Vijayvargiya, Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Smt. F. Choudhary, Director of Public Instructions, B.L. Goyal, Divisional Superintendent of Education, Bhopal and the petitioner. The inquiry against these officers was entrusted to Shri V.R. Newaskar, a retired Judge of the High Court, who was authorised to hold a joint inquiry on the charges against these officer. Later on the inquiry against M.H. Rao and B.L. Vijayvargiya was separated as Rao happ