In Brief
A university professor's termination order for alleged sexual harassment of students was set aside as illegal and ex-facie stigmatic. The Court held that such a termination—which impugns character and carries punitive consequences—requires a fair departmental inquiry under service rules before taking effect. Although the appellant is reinstated, the question of backwages is conditional on the University conducting a fresh inquiry in accordance with law. The appeal was partly allowed, emphasizing that procedural fairness and natural justice must govern even grave misconduct allegations in educational institutions.
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