Challenging a charge memo issued by the first respondent under Rule 17 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, the petitioner has come up with the writ petition W.P.No.853 of 2005. Similarly, the petitioner has come up with the other writ petition W.P.No.714 of 2005, seeking a direction to the first respondent to include his name in the panel for promotion to the post of Deputy Secretary to Government, issued in his proceedings dated 110. 2004.

2. I have heard Mr.Vijay Narayan, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.P.S.Raman, learned Additional Advocate General for the respondents.

3. The petitioner wasoriginally selected by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and appointed as Junior Assistant (later re-designated as Assistant) in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service on 29. 1974. He was promoted as Assistant Section Officer on 13. 1977 and as Section Officer on 20.4.1993. The petitioner has been working as Section Officer in the Adi Dravida and Tribal Welfare Department ever since 7. 1996.

4. Before his posting to the Adi Dravida and Tribal Welfare Department, he was a Section Officer in Municipal Administration and Water Supply