The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the first respondent in his Memo No.118088/R4/96.53 dated 13.1.1998, quash the same and direct the respondents to continue to employ the petitioner in service as Technical Assistant/Electrical in Regular Work Establishment Services of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in the Office of the second respondent.

2. The case of the petitioner is as follows:

(i) The petitioner is a diploma holder (First Class) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He belongs to Backward Community. He was selected as Trainee in S.R.P. Tools Pvt. Ltd. in SIPCOT, Ranipet for a period of one year on a monthly stipend of Rs.1,000/-. As per the terms and conditions, if discontinued, he should pay the entire stipend received with a penalty. While undergoing training, the petitioner was sponsored by the Employment Exchange for the post of Technical Assistant (Electrical) in Tamil Nadu Electricity Board. After interview, he was selected and appointed in the usual scale of pay and the Order of appointment dated 31.12.1997 was issued by the Superintending Engineer, REDC/Kancheepuram. (The Order recited