ORDER :

V.M. Velumani, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed for issuance of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings issued by the 1st respondent Manonmanium Sundaranar University in No. MSU/R/ESTT/T/COMMUNICATION/2018 dated 21.12.2018, quash the same, and further direct the 1st respondent University to reinstate the petitioner forthwith into his service as Professor in the Department of Communication w.e.f., the date of Compulsory Retirement viz., 21.12.2018 with all attendant benefits including arrears of salary.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner, after 19 years and 6 months of unblemished services in various institutions in India and abroad under various capacities, joined the services of 1st respondent University on 10.03.2004 as Professor in the Department of Communication. The petitioner is possessing B.Sc., M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. Apart from his academic posts, the petitioner held various administrative positions in the 1st respondent University namely Registrar incharge from 28.08.2012 to 28.03.2013, Member of University Syndicate from 04.04.2014 to 27.04.2014 and Member, Convenor Com