The Original Application in O.A.No.1362 of 2002 before the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the "Tribunal") is the present writ petition.

2. Heard Mrs.Nirmala Daisy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned Government Advocate for the respondent.

3. The petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant on compassionate ground on 17.02.1995. While so, a charge memo dated 17.09.2001 under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules was issued against him. The allegations made in the charge sheet are as follows:

"1) jpU.jp.Jiukhzpf;fk; ,sepiy cjtpahsh; 6. 2001 Kjy;; 6. 2001 tiu vt;tpj Kd; mDkjpnah tpLg;ngh ,d;wp gzpf;F tuhky; ,Ue;J tpl;L 6. 2001 md;W 6. 2001 Kjy; 6. 2001 tiu 10 ehl;fSf;F kUj;Jtr; rhd;Wg;bgw;W jhkjkhf mDg;gpa bray; kpft[k; xG;fPdkhdJk; kw;Wk; fz;of;fj;jf;f bray;.

2) 16. 2001 Kjy; bjhlh;e;J Mg;brz;oy; ,Ue;j braYf;F gzpf;F cld; mwpf;if bra;a mDg;gg;gl;l Fwpg;ghizia 26. 2001 md;W bgw;Wf;bfhz;l gpd;dUk; bjhlh;e;J vt;tpj jftnyh Kd; mDkjpnah ,d;wp Mg;brz;oy; ,Ug;gJ kpft[k; xG;fPdkhd bray;. "

4. An enquiry was conducted. Based on the enquiry report, the petitioner was dismissed from ser