N. PAUL VASANTHAKUMAR, J.

1. W.A.No.1478 of 2008 is preferred by the State of Tamil Nadu against the order of the learned single Judge made in W.P.No.714 of 2005 and W.A.No.266 of 2009 is preferred by the respondent in W.A.No.1478 of 2008 against the order made in W.P.No.853 of 2005 wherein the prayer in the writ petition to quash the charge memo was rejected.

2. Both the writ petitions, filed by the appellant in W.A.No.266 of 2009, were heard together by the learned single Judge and common order was passed on 16. 2008. Hence these writ appeals are also disposed of by this common judgment.

3. For the purpose of convenience, the parties in this common judgment will be referred to as the petitioner and Department.

4. The case of the petitioner before the learned single Judge was that he was appointed on 29. 1974 as Junior Assistant (now re-designated as Assistant) in Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. He was promoted as Assistant Section Officer on 13. 1977 and as Section Officer on 23. 1993. As on date, the petitioner has put in 35 years of service. The petitioner is serving as Section Officer in Adi D