S.J. Mukhopadbaya, J.

1. The petitioner initially preferred the writ petition against the letter No. 00256 dated 5th March, 2001, whereby and whereunder the Respondent No. 2, Shri Samresh Singh, Minister Incharge Science and Technology Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi in the capacity of Chairman, Board of Governors of Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (R.I.T. for short), directed the petitioner to proceed on extraordinary leave until further orders and asked the Respondent No. 6, Mr. Deepak Kumar, Assistant Engineer and Respondent No. 7. Mr. Sunil Kumar Bhagat. Stores Officer to function as Registrar and Deputy Registrar, Accounts.

2. Further prayer was made for declaration that the Respondent No. 2. Shri Samresh Singh, Minister, Science and Technology Department, Government of Jharkhand. Ranchi is not the Chairman of the Board of Governors of R.I.T.. Jamshedpur in view of specific provisions of the Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws/Rules of R.I.T., Jamshedpur, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act.

3. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner who was functioning as Registrar, R.I.T., Jamshedpur, was suspended by th