DIPANKAR DATTA
Surajit Ch. Mukhopadhyay – Appellant
Versus
W. B. N. U. J. S. – Respondent
Dipankar Datta, J.
1. The petitioner is the Registrar of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (hereafter the university).
2. A charge-sheet dated 27th August, 2014 was issued to him by the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The imputations primarily related to mismanagement of funds by the petitioner as well as non-adherence to the financial rules of the university, while holding office as its registrar. The petitioner was simultaneously placed under suspension by the vice-chancellor.
3. The petitioner in his response to the charge-sheet had questioned the jurisdiction of the vice-chancellor to draw up disciplinary proceedings against him apart from denying and disputing the material allegations leveled therein.
4. The vice-chancellor was not satisfied with the response of the petitioner and proceeded to appoint an inquiry officer.
5. It was at such stage that this writ petition was presented by the petitioner on 3rd September, 2014 seeking quashing of the charge-sheet as well as the order of suspension.
6. After hearing the parties on a couple of days, the first effective order on the writ petition was passed on 22nd September, 2014. The points taken by th
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