JUDGMENT/ORDER

ANIL S. KILOR, J. - Heard.

2. RULE. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

3. The order dtd. 21/02/2024 issued by the respondent No.2-Hon'ble Chancellor suspending the petitioner as Vice Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur is under challenge in this writ petition.

The brief facts of the present case are as under:

4. The petitioner was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur (hereinafter referred to as 'Nagpur University') under Sec. 11 of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act of 2016') vide appointment order dtd. 08/08/2020 issued by the respondent No.2.

5. The State of Maharashtra, on receipt of certain complaints against the petitioner's office, initiated an enquiry by appointing an Enquiry Committee consisting of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education and the Joint Director, Higher Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur.

6. Then, the report of the enquiry was served upon the petitioner with covering letter dtd. 17/10/2022 seeking compliance of the alleged irreg