JUDGMENT

The appellant was appointed in 1968 as a lecturer in Chemistry in the respondent-College, viz., the Kittel College, Dharwad. run by the respondent Society, viz., Basel Mission Higher Education Centre, Dharwad. He was promoted as a senior lecturer in 1971. A series of disputes ensued between him and the respondent Society thereafter which culminated in the suspension of the appellant w.e.f. July 2, 1975. A domestic inquiry was instituted against him on the charges of insubordination and other misconducts. A retired District Judge was appointed as the Inquiry Officer and according to the contentions of the respondent-Society, notwithstanding the non co-operation of the appellant at the subsequent stages of the inquiry, the Inquiry Officer completed his inquiry and submitted his report in which he held that the appellant was guilty of the charges levelled against him. On the basis of the report and the reply filed thereto by the appellant, the respondent Society dismissed the appellant from service w.e.f. January 10, 1976.

2. On February 9, 1976, the appellant filed an appeal to the Educational Appellate Tribunal against the order of his dismissal, under S. 8 of the Karnataka