R. Sudhakar, J.

The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the order dated 21. 2003 and made in O.A.No.8090 of 2001 on the file of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Madras, the second respondent herein and quash the same.

2. The petitioner in this case is the Joint Director of School Education (Personnel), Chennai, challenging the order of the second respondent-Tribunal, allowing the application filed by the first respondent, thereby setting aside his suspension order and consequently allowing the first respondent to retire with effect from 35. 2001 with all benefits.

3. Brief facts of the case are as follows:

The first respondent-Teacher was working as B.T. Assistant (Tamil) in Government High School, Sholavaram from 1998. The first respondent was arrested on 20.5.1998 by the Crime Branch-CID, Metro Wing in connection with Crime No.616 of 1998 for committing theft of X Standard and +2 Public Examination question papers for the various subjects. Since in the abovesaid criminal case, the first respondent was arrayed as accused No.2, he was placed under suspension - vide proceeding Rc.No.58925/C8/