ORDER :

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the second respondent in proceedings No.4562/04/K4, dated 21.05.2007 and the consequential order of the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.24225/2015/K3 dated 29.02.2016 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner with all consequential service and monetary benefits.

Heard Ms. A. Pramila, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. M. Shahjahan, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents.

2. The petitioner herein was appointed as an Office Assistant in the office of the District Collector, Dharmapuri, on 12.11.1991 on compassionate ground, owing to the death of his father K. Sundaram. The petitioner had joined the services on 15.11.1991. Thereafter, he was promoted as Junior Assistant on 21.01.1994. Since the minimum qualification prescribed for the post of Junior Assistant is S.S.L.C., a proposal was sent to the Government for the purpose of regularizing the petitioner's service in the cadre of Junior Assistant. In turn, the Government had forwarded the petitioner's