ORDER :

Goutam Bhaduri, J.

1. All the above referred writ appeals heard analogously and decided together by this common order because common question of law has been raised and the grounds of challenge are overlapping with each other.

2. The present writ appeals are arising out of orders passed by the learned Single Judge in the respective writ petitions wherein the prayer to quash the disciplinary proceedings commenced against them on the basis of the authorities who are in hold of the proceedings do not have jurisdiction, were dismissed.

3. The facts of the case, in brief, are that :

i. appellant namely; Anil kumar Singh was appointed as Assistant Grade-I on 24.05.2007. He was placed under suspension on 06.08.2020 by the Registrar, Hidayatullah National Law University (henceforth ‘the University’). The said suspension order was revoked on 10.11.2020, as no charge sheet was issued thereafter. Again, he was placed under suspension on 11.11.2020 on the ground that the First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against him under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and subsequently, retired Additional Superintendent of Police was appointed as Investigating Officer. The