HULUVADI G. RAMESH, J.

Heard Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan, learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. C.T.Mohan, learned counsel for the 1st respondent and Mr.P.S.Sivashanmuga Sundaram, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the 2nd respondent.

2. The case of the Petitioner is as follows:-

(i) The Petitioner joined the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service in the year 1995 as a Civil Judge (Junior Division) and worked in various capacities and in several places, subsequently, promoted as Sub-Judge and District Judge and at present working as the Presiding Officer, Principal Labour Court at Vellore in the rank of District Judge.

(ii) The challenge in the writ petition is to the adverse remarks in the Annual Confidential Report, 2004 for the period from 14.07.2004 to 31.12.2004 dated 01.06.2010 in R.O.C.No.1/2005-Con.B2 and confirmed by the communication dated 01.02.2012 in R.O.C.No.1/2005-Con.B2 and by a further communication dated 24.12.2014 in R.O.C.No.2/2013-Con.B2.

(iii) During the tenure of the petitioner at Uthamapalayam, the superior officer of the petitioner viz.,