1. The above writ petition is filed challenging the charge memo and consequently for a direction to the first respondent to consider the petitioner's candidature for empanelment and promotion as Forester.

2. The case of the petitioner is as follows:

He was initially appointed as Watchman on 10.06.1998. He was promoted as Office Assistant in the year 1991. Thereafter, he was appointed as Forest Guard by transfer of service on 11.10.2000. He was placed under suspension on 26.01.2010. However, the said order was cancelled on 10.03.2010. He was issued with a charge memo on 15.03.2010 by the second respondent under Rule 17(b) of the Tamilnadu Civil Services (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, alleging that he failed to submit the original 10th Standard certificate. For appointment as Forest Guard, by transfer of service, no educational qualification is required except the physical fitness of the candidate. The requirement of the educational qualification was made only in the year 2001 by issuing G.O.MS.No.41, wherein Plus Two was prescribed as educational qualification. Since the petitioner's appointment was earlier to the said G.O., he cannot be found fault with. After the lapse of ten