JUDGMENT :

The present writ appeal has been filed by the Kuvempu University being aggrieved by the order dated 08.10.2020 passed in W.P.No.9297/2020 (Smt. Gayathri D.V. vs. The Kuvempu University and Another)

2. The facts of the case reveal that the respondent No.1 in the present writ appeal was appointed as a First Division Clerk on 26.10.1989 in the services of the appellant/University and a complaint was made against her that she has obtained the employment on the basis of false caste certificate. The University at the relevant point of time requested the Additional Director General of Police, Civil Rights Enforcement Cell, Bengaluru (hereinafter referred to as 'the ADGP, CRE Cell') to conduct an enquiry and the ADGP, CRE Cell communicated the Registrar of the University after holding an enquiry that the employee belongs to Marati community(reserved category). It was also informed that the Marati community as per the Presidential Notification is listed as Scheduled Tribes and the employee in question is undisputedly a Member of the Scheduled Tribes only. Thereafter, some other complaints were made against the employee that she has obtained caste certificate based upon false infor