This writ petition has come up to this Court by way of transfer of O.A.No.3253 of 2003 on the file of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal, Chennai on its abolition. The petitioner challenged the order of the second respondent dated 06.02.2003, in and by which, the petitioner was imposed with a punishment of compulsory retirement.

2. The petitioner was directly recruited as Sub-Inspector of Police in the year 1976. At the relevant point of time, he was in Thuckalay circle, where he joined duty on 210. 1989. A charge-memo in D.E.No.1/94 dated 24.03.1994 was served on him on 03.05.1994. The charge alleged against the petitioner reads as under:-

“While you (Accused Officer) were working as Inspector of Police, Thuckalay Circle, Kanyakumari District, actuated by dishonest intention and with ulterior motive, abusing your official position, on 11. 90 at or about 12.30 hours, you (Accused Officer) had met Thiru. Narendra Pal Singh, I.P.S. Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil at his Camp Office at Puthukudiyiruppu and informed him that the licenced arrack shop owners would loose heavily if they were not permitted to sell I.D.arrack also in their Governm