(Per V.M. Kanade, J.)

1. By this appeal, the Appellant is challenging the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 17/01/2012 whereby the learned Single Judge summarily dismissed the Writ Petition and confirmed the order of the Presiding Officer, College Tribunal who had dismissed the appeal filed by the Appellant herein challenging her removal from service by order dated 21/05/2009 passed by the Management. For the sake of convenience, the Appellant shall be refereed to as “Petitioner” and the Respondents shall be referred to as “Respondents”.

2. The services of the Petitioner were terminated pursuant to the order of dismissal passed by the Management dated 21/05/2009 which accepted the report of the Inquiry Officer dated 23/03/2009 and dated 30/3/2009.

3. The grievance of the Petitioner in a nutshell is that charge Principal of the College one Mr. A.K. Inamdar and Mr. V.B. Tiwari who was also working as Professor in the said College felt threatened after the Petitioner passed her NET/SET examination and anticipated that soon thereafter the Petitioner would be eligible to be appointed as Principal of the College and, as a result, Mr. Inamdar would not