N. Paul Vasathakumar, J.

1. The prayer in the writ petition is to quash the order of suspension dated 28. 2008.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner joined as a Copyist in the Judicial Ministerial Service on 20.3.1985 and she was posted as Serishtadar Assistant in the Sub-Court, Sankari, on 111. 2000 and served in the said post till 20.6.2005. On 27. 2004, the learned Subordinate Judge, Sankari, received an information from the Typist of the Sub-Court, Salem, that the Court fees stamp papers are missing from the case bundle, in which she was typing the decree. The learned Sub-Judge, on instruction from the Principal District Judge, Salem, inquired into the matter and found that the Court fees stamp papers to the value of Rs.3,27,782.25ps were found missing from various case bundles of that Court. The learned Judge, thereafter, issued a show cause notice to ten staff members of that Court. Proceedings were initiated under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, against the then Serishtadar and others. The learned Sub Judge, on 2. 2006, initiated proceedings against the petitioner under Rule 17(b) of the said Rules. The charg