all along been contending that he has not produced any such SSLC Certificate and that he had only produced the 8th standard school certificate. As already pointed out, it is the specific case of the respondent that the petitioner at the time of his recruitment had only produced the SSLC Certificate to show his educational qualification along with driving licence and community certificate. It is pertinent to mentioned that the respondent has produced the letter dated 13.5.2004 sent by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Chennai (available in Ex.M6 series) to the respondent and wherein it is specifically stated that the copy of the educational certificate for having passed 8th standard which was produced by Thiru.N.Nagakrishnan, driver No.51162 has since been traced out and a copy of which is sent along with copy of biodata furnished by the individual at the time of interview. Though the respondent has produced the bio-data in Ex.M.6 series, they have not chosen to produce the educational certificate produced by the petitioner for having passed 8th standard. It is evident from the records that the petitioner has produced and exhibited the said school certificate before the enquiry officer now available in Ex.M. 7 series to show that he has passed 8th standard in Bharatha Matha Middle School, Vadakkunarippaiyur, Kadaladi Range, Ramnad District. It is also not in dispute that the said School Certificate was also sent for verification to the District Primary School Educational Officer, Ramanathapuram, that the same was
