1. The petitioner was working as an Allottee Service Manager with the 1st respondent. After working in the said capacity, the petitioner retired from service on 30.04.1983. After the retirement of the petitioner, the first respondent issued a show cause notice dated 11.02.2002 stating that on account of the delay caused by the petitioner and in view of the deliberate failure on his part along with some other officials in intimating the final cost of 174 flats constructed in the Madurai Mill Colony, the respondent board has incurred a loss of Rs.3,39,250/-. Therefore, the said amount was sought to be taken against the petitioner for recovering a sum of Rs.31,584/-being the proportionate amount of loss caused by the petitioner.

2. The petitioner gave a reply stating that other persons who are working along with the petitioner from the month of October 1977 to March 1984 are only responsible for the alleged loss. It was further stated in the reply that the Allotment Section is not empowered to finalise the cost of construction and the completion of Report Section should have intimated the final cost to the Allotment Section. The petitioner also stated that he was not in-ch