The writ petition is directed against the circular issued by the first respondent, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies along with the consequential memo issued by the third respondent, Co-operative Bank dated 37. 2008, by which the petitioner was allowed to retire on superannuation on 37. 2008, but relieved on the said date without prejudice to the surcharge proceedings initiated under section 87(1) of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act. The writ petition is also for direction against the respondents to permit the petitioner to retire from service on superannuation on 37. 2008 with all retirement benefits.

2. Earlier, the petitioner filed W.P.No.19165 of 2008 against the impugned notice of the third respondent dated 37. 2008. Since he had no other particulars and during the pendency of the said writ petition, in the counter affidavit it was informed that the third respondent passed the order only based on the circular issued by the first respondent wherein it is stated that the District Level Committee has to screen the retirement of persons employed in the Societies in all cadres, the said writ petition was withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh writ petitio