ORDER

1. THIS APPEAL IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 2-3-1999, PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE IN CRP NO. 3917 OF 1997. THE APPELLANT HEREIN WAS APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL OF RESPONDENT 1 COLLEGE. ON ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES AND MISCONDUCT THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE RESPONDENTS CONSTITUTED AN ENQUIRY COMMITTEE TO ENQUIRE INTO THE ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION OF THE COLLEGE FUNDS BY THE APPELLANT. A CHARGE-SHEET CONTAINING EIGHT CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT WAS SERVED ON THE APPELLANT ON 28-1-1988. THE APPELLANT GAVE A DETAILED REPLY DENYING THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM. IN HIS REPLY, HE OBJECTED TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ENQUIRY COMMITTEE BY THE MANAGING COMMITTEE AND HE SOUGHT FOR APPOINTMENT OF AN IMPARTIAL ENQUIRY COMMITTEE WITH A GOVERNMENT NOMINEE, IN THE BACKGROUND THAT HE HAD COMPLAINED AGAINST THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE. THE ENQUIRY COMMITTEE WITHOUT HEEDING TO THE REQUEST OF THE APPELLANT, AFTER HOLDING ENQUIRY, SUBMITTED A REPORT THAT THE CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST HIM WERE PROVED. THEREAFTER, THE MANAGING COMMITTEE ON THE BASIS OF THE ENQUIRY REPORT PASSED THE ORDER OF TERMINATION, TERMINATING THE SERVICES OF THE APPELLANT. THEY SOUGHT FOR