JUDGMENT

C.S. Rajan, J. - The petitioner is the former Chief Secretary of the State. According to the petitioner, he was the senior-most officer in the Indian Administrative Services in the whole of India. The present Cabinet Secretary is junior to the petitioner in service. He functioned as Chief Secretary from 1-3-1994 to 15-6-1996 on which day he proceeded on leave. While he was functioning as the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Kerala (Forests & Wildlife), he was appointed as Special Officer to establish a Sanskrit University in July. 1991. Later, he was appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University with effect from 1-1-1994. He continued in the post of Vice Chancellor for 30 months. According to the petitioner, he has an unblemished record of 35 years service in the Indian Administrative Service. There were allegations against the petitioner regarding various acts of commissions and omissions on his part while functioning as the Vice-Chancellor of the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. On the basis of a preliminary enquiry conducted by the Police Officers. Exts. P1 to P5 First Information Reports have been lodged before the Inquiry Commission