In this writ petition, petitioner seeks to quash the order of the first respondent dated 30.1.1995 ordering recovery of Rs.1,04,992/-.

2. The brief facts necessary for disposal of the writ petition are as follows.

(a) Petitioner was working as Manager (Noon-Meal Programme), Vandavasi Block, Vandavasi Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District. On 14. 1987, the Block Development Officer, Vembakkam, passed an order stating that the petitioner while working as Manager, Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme, Vembakkam, from 11. 1985 to 18. 1986, was transferred from Vembakkam to Vandavasi, and she joined duty at Vandavasi on 18. 1986 without handing over charge to A.Kannan, Manager at Vembakkam and she handed over the charge only on 11. 1986 and that shortages were found in the stock of rice, wheat and cement. The petitioner was issued with a charge memo. She has not submitted any explanation and therefore charges were held proved and a sum of Rs.2,00,374.00 being double the cost of the materials found short, had to be recovered from the petitioner.

(b) The Divisional Development Officer, Cheyyar, also framed charges against the petitioner under Rule 17(a) of the Tamil Nadu Civi