JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the order dated 31.01.2015 in Ref.No.r.J..v7:5854 passed by the respondent and quash the same.)

1. The petitioner, who was working as a Conductor in the Transport Corporation, challenging the recovery proceedings passed by the respondent in Ref.No.r.J..v7:5854, dated 31.01.2015, has filed the Writ Petition.

2. The service matrix of the petitioner's case are as follows:

(i) The petitioner joined the service of the respondent Transport Corporation as a Conductor in the year 2009. He was made as a Conductor on daily wages with effect from 20.11.2009 and subsequently, he was made permanent from the date of completion of 240 days of service on 06.11.2010. While he was working at Periyakulam Depot, on 29.06.2014, he was given duty in Route No.26Z and in bus bearing No.TN 57 N 1834 and they started their trip at Periyakulam to Theni and then to Madurai. Again they restarted their trip from Madurai at about 11.00 pm and they arrived Singanallur Bus Stand and halted the bus there at about 4.00 am on the next day i.e., on 30.06.2014. He has