The petitioner seeks a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the second respondent dated 14.12.1998 made in Na.Ka. No. 2917/98/2, to quash the same and to consequently direct the second respondent to pay the full salary of the petitioner from the date of the impugned order namely, 14.12.1998.

2. By the proceeding dated 14.12.1998, which is impugned in the above writ petition, the second respondent has placed the petitioner under suspension pending an enquiry into the alleged charges framed therein.

3. According to Mr. P. Krishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, on oral instruction of the second respondent, had permitted third parties to remove the stone pillars, which was of Pallava days, buried under the temple premises. According to him, the said pillars had no independent utility value, and therefore, the disposal of the same, particularly with the permission of the second respondent, cannot be considered as a serious charge, warranting an order of suspension impugned in the above writ petition.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner further contends that under Section 56(1) of the Tamilnadu Hindu Religious and Charitable En