P. Sathasivam, J.

1. The petitioner has approached this Court to call for the records relating to the proceedings of the first respondent dated 23.6.1988 in RC A9/05370/88 as confirmed by the second respondent in this order dated 9.11.1988 by issuance of a writ of certiorari, on various grounds.

2. According to the petitioner, when he was working as a time scale Bill Clerk under the control of the first respondent on 25.2.1988, he was suspended from service for certain alleged irregularities in the Chief Minister's Nutritious Meal Scheme at Century Flour Mills' Godown. Thereafter, on 25.3.1988, he was served with a charge memo alleging pilfering and under-weighment in the stocks allotted to the Chief Minister's Nutritious meal centres and thereby gained excess stocks for personal benefit. He was also charged with misappropriation of stocks and proved to be an untrust-worthy employee of the Corporation. Along with the said charge memo a Questionnaire form was furnished to him in which he was asked to specify whether an oral enquiry was required in his presence and whether he intended to examine witnesses on both sides. On receipt of the charge memo, he gave an explanation