The prayer in this writ petition is to quash the judgment made in C.M.A. (CS) No. 77 of 1999 dated 20.2.2001 on the file of the second respondent.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he served as Special Officer-cum-Sub Registrar of the Samuelpuram Employees Co-Operative Housing Society and he retired from service on 30.6.1993. While the petitioner served as Special Officer of the said Society from 20.12.1989 to 30.6.1993, the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) sanctioned a loan of Rs.30 lakhs to the Society for giving loans for construction of 67 houses by its members. Petitioner was-in-charge of the construction work and the said houses were constructed during the petitioner’s tenure, by utilizing the said sanctioned loan amount.

3. In the year 1993, inspection was ordered under Section 82 of the Tamil Nadu Co-Operative Societies Act, 1983, and during the said inspection, alleged omissions and commissions were found out. Petitioner was allowed to retire on 30.6.1993 on attaining the age of superannuation, without any adverse remarks. According to the petitioner, the said inspection was made behind the back of the petitioner, i.e., after his retirement.