This Writ Petition is directed against the letter dated 27 October 2014 whereby and whereunder the first respondent informed the petitioner that he is not eligible for absorption as helper on account of his submission of bogus certificates.

Brief facts :-

2. The petitioner was engaged as Contract Labour in North Chennai Thermal Power Station. The initial engagement is stated to have been made in 1995. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Electricity Board’) issued proceedings in BP(FB) No.17, dated 28 April 1999, for the purpose of absorbing those contract employees who have completed 480 days as on 30 April 1997. The Electricity Board identified the candidates eligible for absorption as on 30 April 1999. Name of the petitioner was included in the said list.

3. Though similarly situated contract labourers were all absorbed, the case of the petitioner was not considered on the ground that he produced bogus certificates.

4. The petitioner having found that this Court has considered similar cases of those who have produced bogus certificates and directed their reinstatement, resulting in issuing proceedings in BP FB No.27 dated 7 November 2002, fil