JAGDISH SAHAI, J. :- The following question has been referred to us by the Division Bench hearing Special Appeal No. 682 of 1964 which is directed against the judgment of S.N. Dwivedi, J., dated 20-8-1964 dismissing Writ Petition No. 5713 of 1963 filed by the appellant Gajadhar Prasad (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) :-

"Whether the Vice-Chancellor of the Allahabad University is required to perform quasi Judicial functions in inflicting punishments upon students for breach of discipline ?"

2. By means of an order, dated 2-12-1963 the Vice-Chancellor of the Allahabad University (Dr. Balbhadra Prasad) expelled the appellant "from the University with immediate effect" and ordered that he be not admitted to any class or examination of the University in future. One of the submissions made before the Division Bench was that the appellant had not been heard before the order mentioned above was passed against him. It is under these circumstances that the question arose whether the Vice-Chancellor performed purely administrative functions in inflicting punishments upon students for breach of discipline or is required to perform quasi judicial functions.

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