Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Degree College, Banda through its ex officio President the Committee of Management thereof are two petitioners in this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The Vice-Chancellor, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi Shri Shiv Sharan Gupta are the two opposite parties. The challenge is to the order dated 24-11-1994 passed by the Vice Chancellor, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi whereby the suspension order passed against Shri Shiv Sharan Gupta by the petitioners has been revoked.

2. Shri P. N. Saxena assists Shri R. K. Pandey for the petitioners, Shri Ashok Khare assisted by Shri Saumitra Singh for the opposite party Mo. 2 Shri R. P. Tiwari on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor have been heard for against this, petition at length.

3. The short facts are that the petitioners have initiated disciplinary proceedings against the said Shiv Sharan Gupta who admittedly is a lecturer in sociology in the- college on the ground that he was found loitering in a drunken condition on 3-10-1994 when the F. I. R. consequent criminal case has been registered against him under Section 34 of the Police Act. This act or conduct of the teacher came for