Supreme Court of India

Dr. Vijayakumaran C.P.V. v. Central University of Kerala & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 3 S.C.R. 374
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar, Hemant Gupta and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 28 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the impugned judgments and orders passed by the District Forum, the State Commission and th e National Commission cannot be sustained and the same are, therefore, set aside and resultantly, the complaint filed by the respondents stands dismissed.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

Service Law: Termination of service – Of University Associate Pr ofessor on probation – Pursuant to report of Internal Complaints Committ ee which was constituted on complaints regarding sexual harassment of female students – Appellant assailed the termina tion order on the ground that it was stigmatic – Single Judge as well as Division Bench of High Court construed the termination order as terminat ion simplcitor – Appeal to Supreme Court: Held: From the teno r of the termination order it is evident that it is ex- facie stigmatic and punitive – Such an order could be issued only after

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