JUDGMENT :

KURIAN JOSEPH, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant/University is aggrieved by the judgment dated 24.09.2013 in Writ Appeal No. 1016/2009. In the nature of the order, we propose to pass in this case, we do not think it necessary to go in detail to the factual matrix. The respondent was proceeded against in departmental proceedings culminating in his dismissal from service. The respondent was originally appointed as Assistant Professor in the appellant/University on 02.03.1981 and thereafter he was selected and appointed as Deputy Registrar on 03.03.1993. While he was serving as such and in-charge of the examination branch, he was suspended from service vide order dated 01.05.1995. The main charge was that he connived with the Superintendent(Examinations) in tampering the marks list of one student of MBBS who had actually failed in two subjects, and also forged two letters to help the student to get him declared as passed. The learned Single Judge in the writ petition challenging the order of removal of the petitioner from service, having regard to the observations and finding that the disciplinary proceedings impugned before the High Court suffers from procedural irregular