1. These three appeals disclose an acute and acrimonious controversy raging between the Management of a private college and its Principal. The suits out of which the Second Appeals arise, and the one which has given rise to the appeal, were all disposed of by a common judgment by the trial court. The appeals against two of them were dismissed and that has given rise to the Second Appeals. The appeal against the third suit was preferred to the District Court and transferred to this Court for disposal. S. A. No. 341 of 1973 arises out of O. S. No. 110 of 1970 which was treated as the main suit; the reference to the exhibits and to the ranks of parties in the judgment of the trial court was as in the said suit.

2. The St. Joseph's Training College for Women, Ernakulam, is the college concerned. It was founded, and is being run, by the Congregation of the Mothers of Carmel, composed of Roman Catholics, a minority based on religion, under Art.30(1) of the Constitution. Smt. Lilly Kurien (1st Respondent is 'all these appeals) was the Principal of the College since 1957. On 30-10-1969 there was some incident an outburst of temper, followed by assault or attempt at assault in th