Heard Mr. S.S. Dey, learned senior counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N.C. Das, learned senior counsel for the respondent Dibrugarh University.

2. The petitioner who is a graduate engineer was initially allowed by the respondent Dibrugarh University to hold the charge of the post of University Engineer in the year 2003 and in the year 2004, she was regularly promoted to the said post. While so serving, the petitioner was served with two show-cause notices both dated 31.05.2013. The charges mainly pertain to the allegation that while undertaking the work of developing and raising the level of the land for the construction of buildings of the Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, certain procedural requirements were not followed while issuing the work orders thereof and the manner in which the bills were approved was also contrary to the required procedure to be followed. What is noticeable is that the show-cause notices dated 31.05.2013 were issued under Article 33(i)(ii)(ix) of the Dibrugarh University Employees Service Conditions Ordinance 2000 as amended upto to May 2007 (in short Ordinance of 2000). The petitioner submitted her reply to t