JUDGMENT :

D. KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the first respondent vide Na. Ka. No. 7084/2018/A1 dated 14.1.2020 and consequential order of the first respondent vide proceedings Ref. No. 7084/2018/B1 dated 25.8.2018 and to quash the same and direct the first respondent to reinstate the petitioner in service with all attendant benefits.

1. The petitioner, challenging the impugned order of the first respondent dated 14.1.2020 in and by which the petitioner's request seeking to revoke the order of suspension, came to be rejected, has filed the present writ petition.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he joined service in the Revenue Department as Village Administrative Officer, through Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission on 20.04.2012. The petitioner was trapped and arrested by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Erode on 24.08.2018 at 13.30 hours for the alleged demand and acceptance of bribe of Rs. 7,000/- for issuance of Possession Certificate. The petitioner was placed under suspension, vide order of the first respondent dated 25.