constituted by the Vice Chancellor. After having offered appointment letters they have joined the posts and are continuously working. The matter at one stage was examined by the University and placed before and approved by the Syndicate of the University. Nothing has been placed before this Court to indicate that the resolution/decision of the Syndicate has subsequently been modified/annulled with regard to the posts held by the petitioners. Even accepting the case of the Respondent University a limited enquiry to ascertain the actual number of sanctioned posts in Class III & IV categories in the college in question is to be made. Such enquiry could have beenmade without waiting for the criminal proceeding.Learned counsel for the petitioners has fairly taken a stand that a limited enquiry to ascertain the actual number of Class III and IV post(s) available in the college can be verified from the records of the University. If it is found that the petitioners have been appointed against the sanctioned posts of Class III and IVposts then the University should pay the petitioners the salary including the arrears forthwith.Learned counsel for the University, considering the said stand/submissions of the petitioner, states that the number of sanctioned posts available in the college in question shall be verified and appropriate decision shall be taken in this regard by the University. Let the RespondentUniversity complete the said exercise within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. There is another aspect of the matter which needs to be addressed. The petitioners have asserted that on being appointed and their appointment having been approved by the Syndicate of the University, they are continuing on the post without any salary. In fact, they were paid salary for one month whereafter the payment of salary has been stopped under orders of the Respondent University. If the petitioners are allowed to continue on the post(s) then the respondents would be wholly unjustified in not paying the salary to the petitioners. This Court, therefore, directs that until an enquiry with regard to the actual number of sanctioned Class III and IV post(s) in the college in question is completed the petitioners shall be paid their current salary which shall, of course, be subject to the final decision to be taken by the University after looking through the records of the University in accordance with law. The writ applications are, accordingly, disposed of with the aforesaid observation(s) /direction(s).”
