1. The prayer in the writ petition is to quash the order dated 31.5.2007 passed by the respondent imposing the punishment of reversion from the post of Superintendent to Assistant for three years and confer all consequential benefits.

2. Both the respondents are one and the same person. While the first respondent is impleaded in his official capacity, the second respondent is impleaded in his personal capacity.

3. The case of the petitioner as could be seen from the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition are as follows:

(a) Petitioner has joined in the services of the respondent office as Junior Assistant on 27.8.1981, promoted as Assistant in the year 1988 and further promoted as Superintendent on 13.7.2001. On 27.4.2006 he was posted in the Cane section.

(b) By order dated 18.8.2006 petitioner was placed under suspension on the ground that he behaved arrogantly with Junior Assistant when she wanted to close the attendance register on the forenoon of 31.7.2006 and the petitioner abused the Assistant Director Administration, who called the petitioner to enquire about the incident and also alleged that he arrogantly behaved with the Additional Director, the se