Prof. Neel Mani Prasad Verma v. Union of India Thru. Under Secy. Ministry of Education Deptt. of Higher Education and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (service matter, WRIT - A No. 12266 of 2024) dismissed as infructuous on petitioner Prof. Neel Mani Prasad Verma's retirement/superannuation on 31.12.2024; respondents Union of India through Under Secretary, Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education and 3 others; counsel Sheikh Wali Uz Zaman (petitioner), A.S.G.I., Ashwani Kumar Singh, Dr. V.K. Singh, Gaurav Rastogi (respondents); interim order vacated; single-judge order by Abdul Moin, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided 2.1.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:49.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, the court acting on the fact stated by learned counsel that the petitioner retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.12.2024 and the petition was for all practical purposes rendered infructuous. ¶9