ORDER

The writ petition is filed challenging the impugned order dated

14.12.2012 in No.1333/1/SC/Pen/8695 whereby the petitioner's request for considering his case for grant of pensionary benefit on account of service rendered prior to his resignation was rejected, as not being feasible inasmuch as it was not in compliance with Rule 23 of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules , 1978 which provides that resignation would result in forfeiture of his service.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he was selected as Junior Assistant and was alloted to NCC Department for appointment as Junior Assistant by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission vide its letter dated 17.12.1996. The petitioner was accordingly appointed and posted at 4 (TN) Bn NCC, Coimbatore by the second respondent dated 03.02.1997 and he joined duty on 26.02.1997. Consequently, the petitioner completed his probation and also passed required departmental examination. The petitioner was promoted as Assistant on 20.09.2000. The petitioner was then transferred to 2 (TN) Bn, NCC, Coimbatore by the second respondent vide order dated

15.06.2005 and he joined duty on 23.06.2005.

3. Whileso, the petitioner's da