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8. On 30.9.94, at about 7.30 a.m, S.Sreenivasan, a Supervisor of Cutting Section reported to the Production Manager, Mohan Kumar, that 26 pieces of leather bundles were missing. Thereafter, Srinivasan and Mohan Kumar had inspected the Cutting Section and found that the glass window near the preparation table was broken. From the window, the damaged fencing could be seen. It was assessed that for stealing 26 big pieces of leather, it could have taken atleast 45 minutes to 60 minutes. The value of the stolen materials was assessed to be at Rs.2.14 lakhs. In such circumstances, both the watchmen on duty, at the time when the theft was alleged to have taken place, were issued with charge sheets, dated 30.9.94, and they were suspended from service pending enquiry. The petitioner had submitted his explanation stating that he could not be held responsible for the theft of leather pieces and there was no negligence on his part during his duty hours. As the said explanation of the petitioner was not satisfactory, a domestic enquiry was held based on the charges levelled against the petitioner.