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Heard Mr.M.Ravi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.R.Kumaravel, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent and perused the materials available on record.

2. The petitioner was placed under suspension in view of some grave allegations of demanding and accepting the bribe. Subsequently, a criminal case has been registered and after investigation that came to be dropped in Cr.No.02/2016/AC/ER dated 08.11.2021. Even prior to that, charges have been issued to the petitioner.

3. Mr.M.Ravi, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Tahsildar who was also placed under suspension along with the petitioner on the same set of allegations and the disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him. Challenging the same, the Tahsildar has filed a Writ Petition in W.P.No.32431 of 2023 and this Court has passed an order by quashing the order of suspension dated 09.03.2021 and directed the respondents to reinstate the Tahsildar into service and that has already been implemented on 15.12.2023. The Tahsildar had joined duty subsequently.

The petitioner is also standing on the same footing but however his suspension has not been revoked so far.

4. Admittedly, a