(This Writ petition came to be numbered by way of transfer of O.A.No.3534 of 2003 from the file of Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal with a prayer to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order of stoppage of increment passed by the 4th respondent in P.R.No.26/99, dated 17.2.2000, Appeal rejected in C.No.B1/Appeal.33/2000 dated 21.7.2000 by the third respondent, communicated in proceedings dated 1.8.2000 and review rejected by the second respondent in Rc.No.141734/AP.II(3)/03, dated 12.7.2003 and mercy petition rejected by the first respondent in Rc.No.161059/AP.II(3)/2003 dated 1.8.2003 and quash the same and to direct the respondents to promote the petitioner in par with the juniors. )

In this petition, petitioner seeks to quash the order of the 4th respondent dated 17.2.2000, as confirmed in appeal by the 3rd respondent by order dated 21.7.2000, in review by the 2nd respondent by order dated 12.7.2003 and also in mercy petition by the 1st respondent by order dated 1.8.2003, and direct the respondents to promote the petitioner on par with his juniors.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Grade-II Police Constable i