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The petitioner, who is working as Selection Grade Assistant in the Vigilance Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, has filed this writ petition seeking to quash Exts.P22 and P25 and to declare that the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner is illegal.

2. The petitioner states that he was appointed as an Assistant on 08.12.2007 in the office of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thrissur, pursuant to an advice given by the Kerala Public Service Commission. As per Ext.P1 Special Rules for the post of Assistant, the appointing authority is the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, who will be the disciplinary authority also.

3. The petitioner was transferred and posted in the Vigilance Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram under the 6^th respondent. Thereafter, the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thrissur issued Ext.P4 memo dated 03.10.2018 seeking explanation. The petitioner submitted Ext.P5 explanation.

4. The 5^th respondent forwarded the explanation to the 4^th respondent-Registrar of the Kerala High Court as per Ext.P7. It was alleged that the petitioner had made snide remarks and unwarranted statements about the inspection team