( 1 ) PROFESSOR Narendra Kumar Gouraha was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Pt. Ravishanker Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (hereinafter referred to as 'the University' for short ). The University is constituted under the provisions of M. P. Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 (for short, hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' ).

( 2 ) BY this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner assails three notifications issued on 23rd February, 1997 (Annexures P/1, P/2 and P/3) whereby the State Government by invoking its extraordinary power of emergency under Section 52 of the Act has completely taken over the management and powers of the University and appointed Professor H. R. Singh, respondent No. 4, as Vice-Chancellor of the University. The appointment of another Vice-Chancellor to the University has been made as a consequence ensuing from exercise of power under Section 52 (4) of the Act whereby the existing Vice-Chancellor has to vacate his office.

( 3 ) THE petitioner himself addressed the Court with sufficient amount of objectivity. Bereft of all unnecessary details on which some time was devoted by the petitioner in his oral address, the main