( 1 ) PETITIONER in the application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has invoked the letters patent power of this Court and appealed against the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court by which the Court has declined to set aside the Order No. E. 11-1/92 dated 9-12-1992 of the 2nd respondent, the Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi and to issue directions to the respondents to permit the petitioner-appellant to rejoin in the post of lecturer in Chemistry in Sri Venkateswara University College of arts and Sciences.

( 2 ) FACTS relevant for the issues involved in the appeal are that with his qualifications in Physical Chemistry and teaching experience the petitioner was appointed as lecturer by the order dated 31-1-1982 of the first respondent and was placed on probation for a period of two years in which post he was later confirmed. He got, according to him, Post-doctoral position in the department of Chemistry, EPEL, CH-1015, Lausaane, Switzerland, and applied for study leave. The Executive Council of the University granted the study leave to the appellant and released him to take up his post-doctoral studies in Switzerland