Heard Mr.V.Raghavachari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.J.Pothiraj, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking the following relief:-

“To issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to quash the proceedings of the respondent in Ref. Ser 5(3) 49556/1999 dated 31.10.2011 and quash the same as illegal, incompetent and without jurisdiction and further direct the respondent to pay the service benefits to the petitioner as per law.”

3. The original petitioner (deceased) while working as Village Administrative Officer, Sengunam Village, Polur Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District, was issued with a charge memorandum on 15.09.1999 consisting of two articles of charges. The charges were relating to demand of illegal gratification from the members of the public in the matter of disbursement of Distress Relief Fund. The matter was referred to before the Tribunal for disciplinary proceedings and the Tribunal for disciplinary proceedings, by its conclusion held that the charge No.1 was proved while charge No.2 was partly proved vide its report dated 25.01.2000. However, in respect of 2nd charge, it was disagreed by the disc