1. The petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for the relief of quashing the impugned order passed by the first respondent in proceedings R.No.65331/TA1/2007 dated 12.08.2009 and confirmed by the 2nd respondent in G.O. (2D)No.27, Home (Transport-II-A) Department dated 20.01.2010.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he is an engineering graduate in mechanical engineering and joined the service as Motor Vehicle Inspector, Grade-II, as selected by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and appointed on 10.02.1995. The petitioner was promoted as Motor Vehicle Inspector, Grade-I on 16.09.1999 and he was working as Motor Vehicle Inspector, Grade-I in the Regional Transport Office (East) at Tondiorpet. On 11.11.2005, a surprise inspection was conducted by the District Inspection Cell Officer along with some Vigilance and Anti-Corruption police officials. A report was submitted by the Inspection Cell Officer to the Transport Commissioner, pointing out certain lapses detected during the inspection. The Transport Commissioner, on the basis of the inspection report, framed charges against the petitioner under Rule 17(b) of TNCS(D&A) Rules. Three charges were fra