By the Court.—We have heard Shri R.N. Singh assisted by Shri Saroj Yadav for the petitioner. Shri B.D. Mandhyan assisted by Shri Satish Mandhyan appear for the respondents-University.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of his suspension dated 21.10.2010, passed by the Vice Chancellor of the University and the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Council dated 15.10.2010. He has also prayed for consequential reliefs.

3. The petitioner is serving as a Professor and Head of Department of Geography in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. While he was discharging duties of Registrar of the University in officiating capacity in absence of regular Registrar he was appointed as Nodal Officer, for conducting Joint Entrance Examination of B.Ed 2010-11 and was thereafter appointed as State Coordinator of the Joint Entrance Examination to be conducted by the Lucknow University for B.Ed Examination 2010-11. On 2.6.2010 he handed over charge of the Registrar to Shri A.M. Ansari, Deputy Registrar. The State Coordinator, Joint Entrance Examination B.Ed 2010 on 7.6.2010 permitted him to continue as Nodal Officer.

4. The successful students in the Joint Entrance Exam