JUDGMENT

Amit Bansal, J. The present intra Court appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent Act has been filed impugning the judgment dated 9th April, 2021 passed in W.P. (C) No. 4031/2020 whereby the Ld. Single Judge of this Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner/appellant herein, inter alia seeking (i) quashing of the order dated 21st February, 2020 passed by the respondent no. 1 of dismissal of the appellant from the post of Vice-Chancellor, Manipur University; (ii) quashing of advertisement dated 16th March, 2020 published for fresh appointment of Vice Chancellor of the Manipur University; (iii) direction to restore the appellant to the post of Vice Chancellor of Manipur University.

2. Brief facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows-

(i) The appellant was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Manipur University on 25th October, 2016 for a period of 5 years.

(ii) On 20th January, 2018, the appellant claimed that he received an extortion letter demanding Rs.5 crores, upon receipt of which an FIR dated 1st March, 2018 was registered with the Manipur Police.

(iii) Consequent to an intensive agitation against the appellant led by groups like Manipur Univer