4.The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as Driver in the Regional Transport Office, in the year 1985. While the petitioner was working in Nagercoil Office, an accident took place on 10.10.2007, for which, a case has been registered against him in Crime No.4 of 2007 for the offences under Sections 279 and 338 IPC. In view of the registration of the criminal case, the petitioner was suspended from service, on 10.01.2007 and he has also received a charge memo, on 08.02.2007. Thereafter, the suspension order was revoked, on 23.01.2008 and subsequently, the petitioner's license was cancelled for a period of six months. The petitioner was not reinstated in service, even after passing an order of revocation of the suspension. Thereafter, on 16.10.2008 the petitioner was reinstated in service and posted at Tirunelveli Region. Whileso, based on the issuance of charge memo, departmental proceedings were conducted and final order has been passed, on 23.01.2008 by withholding increment for a period of six months without cumulative effect and further directing to regularize the suspension period, based on the availability of the petitioner's leave period. In such circumstances, the petitioner ended an acquittal on 27.03.2017 in the criminal case, by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.111, Nagercoil.
