JUDGMENT

Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J. — This appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 02.11.1999 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Civil Miscellaneous Writ Petition No. 10058/1994. By the impugned judgment, the High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the order of acceptance of the letter of resignation tendered by Shri Lalit Mohan Upadhyay, Lecturer and the appellants were directed to reinstate him in service to the post of Lecturer in Mathematics.

2. The necessary facts in short may be stated:-

Kumaon Engineering College [for short “KEC”], Dwarahat, District Almorah, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), was established in the year 1991 under the Plan Scheme of the State Government. This College is a residential and co-educational institution and all the students are required to reside in the hostel attached to the College.

3. On 12.10.1991, Shri L.M. Upadhyay - respondent No. 1 herein was appointed as a Lecturer in Mathematics on probation for a period of two years in KEC. He joined the service on 21.10.1991. On 18.03.1993, Ms. Geetanjali Gupta, a student of B.E. 2nd year (1992-93 batch), fell seriously ill. The Principal of the College - appellant No.