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Responding to the allegations regarding the participation of Dr. Srikant Sharma, it is argued that the circumstances have been dealt with in paragraph 10 of the counter affidavit filed by respondent No.10 at page 284, which has not been contested by the writ petitioners. It is argued that since no other senior principal was available at the relevant time, the inclusion of Dr. Srikant Sharma was natural.

On the issue of backdating of appointment, it is argued that merely because respondent No.15 joined the University, on 24.1.2013, pursuant to his appointment on 16.1.2013 after resigning on 23.1.2013 that such an opinion has been formed, which has no foundation.

(i) The notification of appointment, as per the practice prevalent in the University, was put up on the notice board;

(j) The appointment stands approved by the Syndicate in its meeting held on 8.2.2013;

             (k)      There was no backdated appointment;

             (l)     The reliance on Section 58 of the Act by the writ

petitioners is wholly misconceived inasmuch as the said provision was deleted from the Act by the Amendment Act 21 of 2007.

(h) The Expert panel, present at Annexure-H at page-735, does not bear the name of Dr. Narendra Kumar, who participated in the selection process;

(i) The selection process was vitiated as no combined merit list was prepared;

(j) The selection process was vitiated, because no result was published;

(k) The appointment orders were backdated by Professor Dr. Arun Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of B.N. Mandal University, to wriggle out of the restraint order issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, on 18.3.2013, passed in SLP No.6830-31 of 2013 heard with Writ Petition (Civil) No.158 of 2013.

(e) The inclusion of Dr. Srikant Sharma and Dr. Narendra Kumar was illegal;

(f) The Vice Chancellor Dr. Arun Kumar has influenced the selections;

(g) The notification of appointment, impugned at Annexure-8, is backdated;

(h) No combined list was published;

(i) No appointment orders were issued; and

(j) The withdrawal of the order directing enquiry by the Chancellor was bad.