The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following relief:

"to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the second respondent impugned order in Lr.No.15350/H1/2012-5 dated 28.05.2013 and quash the same and consequently directing the first and second respondents to consider the petitioner's request to count the past service in the Motor Vehicle Maintenance Organisation from 15.05.1979 to 18.01.1986 for the purpose of the petitioner's pensionary benefits."

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Helper in the Department of Motor Vehicles Maintenance Organisation at Chennai by order dated 15.05.1979. While he was working as Helper, he offered his resignation in order to take up employment in the Agricultural Engineering Department. The offer of resignation was eventually accepted by the Motor Vehicles Maintenance Organisation on 18.01.1986 only with the condition that he would not seek employment once again in the same organisation. After his selection, the petitioner was appointed as Agricultural Engineering Foreman by order dated 13.05.1986. While he was working in the Agricultural Engineering Department, he sought employm