MANOHAR KACHARU SANAP vs SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY AND ORS

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1/32 WP-11237-24.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.11237 OF 2024 Dr.Manohar Kacharu Sanap .. Petitioner Versus Savitribai Phule Pune University & .. Respondents Ors. … Mr.Anil Anturkar, Senior Advocate with Mr.Akshay Karlekar, Mr.Atharva Date, Mr.Vinayak Pandit and Mr.Ajinkya Udane for the Petitioner. Mr.Rajendra Anbhule with Smt.Nisha Ahire and Smt. Pooja Patil for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Girish Godbole, Senior Advocate with Mr.Arun Unnikrishnan and Smt.Vanshika Shroff i/b Jadeja & Satiya for the Respondent Nos.3 and 4. Mr.B.V.Samant, Addl. G.P. with Mr.Abhijeet Naik, AGP for the Respondent State/Respondent Nos.5 and 6. ... CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 08th JANUARY, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 20th JANUARY, 2025 JUDGMENT:- (Per Bharati Dangre, J) 1. The Petitioner, Dr.Manohar Sanap, working as Professor of Commerce in Ness Wadia College of Commerce, Pune, is aggrieved by the letter of suspension issued to him by the Modern Education Society, Pune i.e. Respondent No.3, thereby placing him under suspension, pursuant to the decision taken M.M.Salgaonkar 2/32 WP-11237-24.odt by the Board of Trustees on 02/08/2024, in the wake of complaints received from various lady teachers and prima facie finding him guilty of criminal offences, involving criminal turpitude. The said letter direct that he shall be placed under suspension with immediate effect, during the pendency of the enquiry. Alongwith the letter of suspension, a charge-sheet containing the statement of allegations is also served upon the Petitioner, which has levelled four charges, which according to the Society, warrant major penalty, on they being proved. By the very same communication, a retired Ad-hoc District Judge, Pune is