JUDGMENT :

S.M. Subramaniam, J.

(Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the respondent in connection with the impugned order passed by the respondent in departmental inquiry No.5 of 2021 dated 14.02.2022 and quash the same and further direct the respondent to reinstate the petitioner into service with all consequential service and monetary benefits.)

1. The punishment of removal from service imposed on the petitioner in proceedings dated 14.02.2022, is sought to be quashed in the present writ petition.

2. The petitioner, admittedly, was appointed as Temporary Junior Assistant under Rule 16(a)(1) of the Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service Rules [Old Rule 10(a)(1)]. The departmental disciplinary proceeding was initiated against the writ petitioner and as against one Smt. Amudhavalli, who is the permanent employee in the Judicial Department.

3. A charge memo under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, was issued in proceedings dated 23.04.2021. Two charges were framed against the writ petitioner and they are as follows:-

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