The petitioner has sought for a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the order of the first respondent, passed in C. No. J1/01/PR/2004, dated 5.8.2004, imposing a punishment of removal from service and consequential order of the second respondent in C. No. AP/30/D2/2004, dated 13.9.2004, confirming the punishment imposed by the first respondent and direct the first respondent to reinstate him in service with all consequential monetary and service benefits.

2. Brief facts leading to the writ petition are as follows:

The petitioner joined the Police Services as Grade-II Police Constable on 15.5.1977 and promoted as Head Constable on 22.7.2002. while he was working in Karnya Nagar Police Station, one Pavithran of Vannarapet, Podanur, preferred a complaint, against him in Podanur Police Station in Cr. No. 586 of 2003 under Section 294(b) and 4(1)(j) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act that he created public nuisance on 12.10.2003 at 13.00 hrs. Based on the said complaint, the petitioner was arrested and placed under suspension. Following a preliminary enquiry, a charge in P.R. No. 1 of 2004 under Rule 3(b) of the Tamil Nadu State Police Subordinate Service Rules was framed