LAWS(GJH)-2005-10-16

INDRAVIJAYSINH BHIKHUBHA GOHIL Vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Decided On October 26, 2005
INDRAVIJAYSINH BHIKHUBHA GOHIL Appellant
V/S
STATE OF GUJARAT Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition is directed against the order passed by respondent no.1 dated 8.4.2005 whereby the State of Gujarat cancelled the nomination of the petitioner as Member of the Executive Council of the respondent Bhavnagar University by the Vice-Chancellor from 7.11.2003 in exercise of power under section 18(1)(iii) of the Act read with Statutes framed under the Act.

(2.) The short facts of the case as emerging from the petition are as under:

(3.) Being aggrieved by the nomination of the petitioner as a Member of the Executive Council by the Vice-Chancellor of Respondent University, the respondent No.4 made a Reference Application to the State of Gujarat against the Vice-Chancellor on 17.11.2003. Since action of university was challenged, only University was joined as party respondent and the petitioner was not joined as a party to the Reference Application. It may not be out of place to notice that proceedings pending before the State Government were not known to the petitioner.