JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the respondents in connection with the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent in Proc.No.12788/KC3/2011 dated 26.09.2012 and by the 2nd respondent in Ref.No.2737/Mu.Ou./2013 dated 03.08.2013 and quash the same.)

1. The minor penalty of stoppage of increment for one year without cumulative effect, imposed in the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent in proceedings dated 26.09.2012 and the Appellate order issued by the 2nd respondent in proceedings dated 03.08.2013 are under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. The petitioner was appointed as Grade-II Warder in the year 2002. A charge memo was issued under Rule 17(a) of Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules against the writ petitioner in memo dated 27.08.2011, containing multiple charges for the alleged violation of Tamil Nadu Prison Manual and as well as the Government Servants Conduct Rules.

3. The petitioner submitted his explanations/objections, denying the charges and further objections on the ground that allegations are vague and made a request to