1. The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the
impugned order of punishment passed against the Petitioner
vide Office Order dt.03.10.2023 under Annexure-18. Vide the
said order, while disposing the proceeding initiated against the
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Petitioner on 27.04.2023 under Annexure-7, Petitioner was
imposed with the punishment of compulsory retirement with
immediate effect.
2. It is the case of the Petitioner that Petitioner while
continuing as an Associate Professor in the Department of
Computer Application in Veer Surendra Sai University of
Technology, Burla (in short, VSSUT), she was directed to take
over the charge of Head of Department, Computer Application
for a period of three (3) years vide Office Order dt.22.07.2022
under Annexure-1 so issued by the Registrar of the University-