Mr. K. Kaliappan, who was appointed as a Secondary Grade Teacher, subsequently by way of counselling cum transfer, posted as a Warden at Government Adi Dravidar Welfare Boys Hostel, Mangalapuram, by the 1st respondent/Commissioner of Adi Dravidar Welfare, Chennai, on 06.06.2012, has been disturbed by the impugned transfer order, dated 18.07.2016, passed by the 2nd respondent/District Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Tirunelveli. Consequently, the 3rd respondent/Special Tahsildar(ADW), Tenkasi Taluk, has relieved the petitioner, hence, challenging the impugned order of transfer passed by the 2nd respondent dated 18.07.2016, transferring the petitioner from Mangalapuram, Tenkasi, to Government Tribal Residential High School, Melanai-Papanasam, and posting him as Secondary Grade Teacher, and the consequential relieving order, the petitioner has filed this writ petition, to quash the same.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is a Warden/Whistle Blower and on many occasions, he has brought to light several irregularities taking place in Government Adi Dravidar Welfare Boys Hostel, Mangalapuram, to the notice of the respondents 1 to 4, to take necess