Challenging the impugned order of the respondent dated 04.07.2005, the petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondent to pay him all the service benefits including the monetary benefits.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the writ petition are, as under:

(a) The petitioner was appointed as a Junior Assistant in the Secretariat in the Agricultural Department in the year 1964. Later, he was promoted to higher posts, namely, Assistant Section Officer, Section Officer and Under Secretary in various departments of Secretariat. After completion of District Training successfully for a period of one year in Madurai District, the petitioner joined as Under Secretary (Mining) in the Industries Department, Secretariat on 01.02.1994. Later on, he was promoted as Deputy Secretary to Government and posted in the Industries Department in December 1995.

(b) While the petitioner was due to retire on 30.06.1996 on reaching the age of superannuation, to his shock and surprise, he was served with an order of suspension dated 18.06.1996 on the ground that an enquiry into grave charges was contemplated against him.

(c) According to the petitioner, he has render