The writ petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant on 11. 1984 and promoted as Assistant on 110. 1990 and as Extension Officer on 14. 2006. His next cadre of promotion is Block Development Officer. It is the case of the petitioner that originally he was due for promotion as Extension Officer in May, 2001 on par with his junior one Mr.Jayakumar who is stated to have been further promoted as Block Development Officer on 26. 2008.

2. Thepromotional avenue of the petitioner is stated to have been curtailed because he was facing charges on 30.9.1997 for an incident which is said to have taken place in 1986. It is stated that while he was working as Junior Assistant in Panchayat Union at Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore District from 18. 1986 to 11. 1987, in respect of the bill prepared by him for a sum of Rs.67,541/- for the purchase of pipe materials, he is said to have caused loss to the extent of Rs.5628.75 to the Panchayat funds. It was, for the said incident said to have taken place in 1986, a charge memo was issued on 30.9.1997.

2(a) It is the case of the petitioner that the stock was duly accounted by the technical staff even before the petitioner joined in the said station