JUDGMENT

Manish Pitale, J. - Heard.

2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of learned counsel appearing for the rival parties.

3. The petitioner is before this Court for the second time to agitate grievance in respect of the manner in which his service stood terminated and the avenue of appeal provided under the provisions of the Maharashtra animal and Fishery Sciences University act, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the act of 1998). In the first round, the petitioner had approached this Court by filing writ Petition No.3777/2016, which stood disposed of by judgment and order dated 19/10/2018, whereby the order of respondent No.2 Vice-Chancellor of the said University dated 15/01/2014, dismissing the petitioner from service with disqualification for future employment with Government, was stayed, while the Executive Council of the said University was directed to take up the appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 17(17) of the act of 1998, including the question of maintainability of the appeal.

4. It was further directed that if the decision of the Executive Council was to be adverse to the interest of the petitioner, it would remained stayed f