S.K. Krishnan, J.: Aggrieved by the order, dated 5.5.2004, of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, the petitioner has filed the above two writ petitions. Since the issue involved and the parties in the above two writ petitions are one and the same, these two writ petitions are disposed of by a common order.

2. The facts, leading to the filing of these petitions, are as follows:

(a) The petitioner is working as Inspector of Police. He was served with a charge memo dated 18.11.2002 by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Coimbatore Range and subsequently, by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tirunelveli Range on 2.1.2003. The Charge Memo contains the following two allegations:

“(a) Reprehensible conduct in having demanded and accepted a bribe amount of Rs.5000 at his residence D.No.23 (old No.29) Rama Lakshmana Nagar, Erode, on 6.5.2002 at 18.00 hrs from one K.Selvaraj S/o. Kumarasami, threatening him he would be arrested in Erode E.O.W.Cr.No.3/2000 and assured him that no action would be taken against him after the receipt of bribe.

(b) Gross neglect of duty and reprehensible conduct in having insisted Tr. Subramanian, Director, State Finance Company, Erode, on 4/5.5.200

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