- (1.) THE appellants, Prof. Kalipada Banerjee and Dr. Subodh kumar De, both members of the Syndicate, Calcutta University, have impugned the order dated March 1, 1984 of janah J, vacating the interim order that was passed by him on February 9, 1984 on the writ petition filed by the appellants.
(2.) IN the writ petition, the appellants inter alia challenged the authority of dr. Santosh Kumar Bhattacharyya, the vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University to pass two orders being order nos. 87 and 88 both dated February 2, 1984 and also the legality and validity of the said orders. The impugned orders are set out below "order of the Vice Chancellor dated, 2nd Feb. '84. No. 87 in view of the facts that the Ph. D. processing work is often delayed inordinately at the administrative end and that the work has piled up of late because of the introduction of the new regulations which demand extensive decentralised arrangements, because of which several Deans have made representation for strengthening the administrative set up for such work, Sri N. Bose who retired recently as Officiating Registrar and possesses wide and long experience about such matters is appointed for six months as Officer on Special duty, attached to the Registrar's Department, with effect from to-day, the 2nd february, 1984 on a consolidated salary of Rs. 2500j- per month. Sri Bose will be assigned responsibilities by the Vice chancellor, the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) and the Registrar and report directly to them. The Registrar is to issue a letter of appointment accordingly.-Senate House, calcutta. The 2nd February, 1984 sd/- S. K. Bhattacharjyya vice-CHANCELLOR "order OF THE VICE- CHANCELLOR no. 88 Dated, 2nd February, 1984 as the Registrar has not till 5-30 p. m. today complied with my specific orders viz. (1) transferring Sri Pratul Chatterjee, Superintendent in Controller's Office to the Establishment Section of the registrar's office and transferring Sri prabir De, Superintendent in the Registrar's Office to the Controller's Office, with immediate effect and (2) appointing Shri N. Bose as Officer on Special duty and Shri Bholanath Raychaudhuri as Special Officer, with effect from today. Now therefore, in view of my powers and duties under the Act and the statutes, I order under section 9 (6) of the Act, giving immediate effect to the above two orders. The concerned persona may be given copies of the above two orders directly. This be reported to the next Syndicate sd/- S. K. Bhattacharyya senate House, Calcutta. The 2nd February, 1984. 2. 2. 84 5-35 p. m. Copy to : 1) The Pro-Vice Chancellor 2) The Registrar.
(3.) ORDER no. 87 relates to the appointment of Mr. N. Bose, who retired recently an officiating Registrar, for a period of six months as officer on Special Duty with effect from February 2, 1984 on a consolidated salary of Rs. 2500|- per month. The second order, that is, Order no. 88 also relates to the appointment of the said Mr. N. Bose as Officer on Special duty and of Mr. Bholanath Raychaudhury as a Special Officer with effect from February 2, 1984. By the said order, the Vice Chancellor also directed the transfer of Mr. Pratul Chatterjee, superintendent in the Controller's Office to the Establishment Section of the registrar's Office and (Mr. Prabir De, superintendent in the Registrar's Office to the Controller's Office with immediate effect. It further appears from order no. 88 that it was passed by the Vice chancellor under section 9 (6) of the Calcutta University Act, 1979, hereinafter referred to as the 1979 Act.;