ORDER

The writ petition is filed to quash the charge memo dated 11.04.2022 issued by the 3^rd respondent.

Brief facts :

2.1 The petitioner joined as Helper in 1992. Thereafter, the petitioner was promoted as Telephone Operator, Commercial Assistant, and Commercial Inspector in 2000, 2002, and 2007 respectively. While so, in August 2009, the petitioner was implicated in a trap case for having demanded illegal gratification from one Sasikumar, for providing a three-phase service connection. The petitioner was proceeded against for offences under Section 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. A criminal case was also registered in S.C.C. No. 8/2011, on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tiruvallur. As a consequence of the registration of the criminal case, the petitioner was suspended from service in 2009. The petitioner's suspension continued for 10 years, and thereafter, in 2019, the petitioner was reinstated into service. Meanwhile, after a full-fledged trial, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tiruvallur, by judgment dated 27.09.2021, acquitted the petitioner of the criminal charges for the offences under Section 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the . According to the