(This Petition is filed to quash the charge-memo No:E2/99224/94 dated 7-2-95 and consequent punishment of stoppage of increment imposed in proceedings No.EE1/99224/94 dated 18-9-97 of the first respondent.)

Initially the petitioner has filed O.A.No.230 of 1998 on the file of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal challenging the orders of the first respondent dated 7-02-95 and also 18-09-97 whereby charges have been framed and punishment of stoppage of increment for 2 years with cumulative effect has been imposed. The same has been transferred to the file of this Court and re-numbered as W.P.No.32847 of 2005.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that from 4.7.84 to 18.10.94 the petitioner was working as an Assistant Commercial Tax Officer in the Bannari Check-Post. During his tenure at Bannari Check-Post a charge-memo dated 07-02-95 has been issued. The following charges have been framed against the petitioner.

1. "That Thiru V.Magendran, Assistant Commercial Tax Officer as Check-post Officer, Bannari Check-post has failed to stop 60 vehicles which moved from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka State and passed through the Bannari Check-post and Punjanur Check-post