ORDER

Muralee Krishna S., J.

This Civil Revision Petition is filed by the 1^st respondent in Appeal No.2 of 2004 on the file of the Kerala University Appellate Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram (the ‘Tribunal’ in short), under Section 60 (9) r/w Section 63 of the Kerala University Act , 1974 (the ‘Act’ in short), against the judgment dated 08.11.2004 passed by the Tribunal in that appeal.

2. The 1^st respondent herein, who is the appellant in Appeal No.2 of 2004 before the Tribunal, was a Last Grade Staff in N.S.S. College, Nilamel. The College had its PTA account in the State Bank of Travancore, Nilamel. A cheque leaf was stolen from the college, and affixing the forged signature and seal of the Principal, the cheque was encashed for Rs.1,30,000/- on 28.12.2002. On getting a complaint from the Principal, the Police registered a crime and arrested the 1^st respondent and his friend Rajesh Kannan in connection with the theft of the cheque and withdrawal of the amount from the Bank. Meanwhile, on 28.12.2002, the 1^st respondent deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- in his bank account. Following the registration of the crime and the arrest of the 1^st respondent by the Police, the 1^st respondent w