The Syndicate of the University took a decision on 7.4.1984 which runs thus the Syndicate at its meeting held on 7.4.1984 companysidered the question of companytinuance of the services of Dr. K. Rajayyan, Professor of Modern History, beyond the age of 55 years and resolved as follows It is seen from the reports of Dr. N.J. Koshy dated 29.6.1983 and of the Discipline Committee of the Syndicate dated 19.1.1984 relating to the Ph.D. thesis on History of Arcot under Nevayats and Wallajah Nawabs 1700 1801 of Thiru P. Sarveswaran that the thesis is number his original work and companytains a number of passages and paragraphs companyied verbatim from the book History of Madurai 1936 1801 by Dr. K. Rajayyan.
The respondent carried an appeal to the Division Bench of the Court challenging the order of the learned Single Judge and that appeal was allowed by holding that the respondent was entitled to be in service till he attained the age of 58 years.
An attempt has been made by the respondent to move this Court for filing Special Leave Petition No.
Pursuant to the resolution, the respondent was relieved from service on 7.4.1984 and he assailed the decision of the University by filing a writ petition before the Madras High Court.
The Madurai Kamaraj University is in appeal by special leave.
The respondent was Professor and Head of the Department of Modern History in the University having joined such post in 1970.
When special leave was granted in this Court, an order staying the operation of the appellate judgment of the High Court was made on companydition that the respondent would be paid all his emoluments including arrears due to him in case he had been reinstated.
