JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is a Scientist G in the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology, has filed this writ petition aggrieved by Ext.P7 order retaining him under suspension and Ext.P17 memo of charges issued to him.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he has been working under the

1st respondent for more than 2 decades. He is a Ph.D holder in Bio Technology. 17 students have already completed Ph.D under him and 8 students are undergoing Ph.D under him; apart from that several post doctoral fellows have already undergone training under him. He is a reviewer of international journals and has secured several awards in recognition of his contribution towards Bio Technology. While working in the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology (hereinafter referred to as `the Centre'), he was placed under suspension as per Ext.P1 order pursuant to a crime registered against him in Poojapura Police Station based on a complaint of one Rajeev.R.V, a Laboratory Assistant in the Centre alleging that he ignored him since he belonged to Scheduled caste community and he insulted him referring to his caste name and thus acted in contravention of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1980. The pe