By the Court.—The Governing Body, Christ Church College, Kanpur has filed this writ petition through its Secretary Dr. Pervez E. Deen challenging the order of Prof. H.K. Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, rejecting the proposal of termination of services of Dr. Misbahul Islam and Dr. (Mrs.) P. Richards, the teachers of the College under Section 35 (2) of the U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 (in short, ‘the Act).

2. We have heard Shri Navin Sinha, Senior advocate assisted by Shri A.D. Saunders for the petitioner. Shri Umesh Narain Sharma, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Neeraj Tiwari appears for the Vice-Chancellor-respondent No. 1. Shri Shashi Nandan, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Ankush Tandon has entered appearance on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Both the respondents gave statements on 5.4.2010, that they do not want to file counter affidavit and that the writ petition may be decided on the basis of documents annexed to the writ petition.

3. The ‘Christ Church College, Kanpur’ a post graduate degree college, is a minority institution, run and managed by the Christ Church College Society (in short, ‘the Society) registered