1. All the three Writ Petitions were filed by the same petitioner who was working as Lecturer in the Department of Indian History, University of Madras. In the 1st Writ Petition No.23590 of 2007, the petitioner challenged an order dated 19.5.2004 and after setting aside the same sought for a direction to pay the arrears of salary and other emoluments with effect from 14.11.2003. By the impugned order, the petitioner was imposed with a penalty of withholding of increment for a period of three years with cumulative effect under Rule 17(a) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules and the period of suspension undergone by him was to be treated as leave on loss of pay. As against the said order, the petitioner sent a further representation against the punishment and that was rejected by the Registrar of the University. Once again further communication was also issued by further order dated 31.5.2007 stating that his request to reconsider the penalty cannot be considered. That Writ Petition was admitted on 31.7.2007. Pending the Writ Petition, in the application for interim stay in M.P.No.1 of 2007, this Court dismissed the application on the ground that