C/M Nepal Singh Mahavidyalay Thru. Manager Nirbhay Pratap Singh and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Higher Education U.P. Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ-C 11193/2025, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Subhash Vidyarthi J., 01-12-2025: interim stay of Regional Higher Education Officer (Lucknow) order dated 30.09.2025 directing recovery of Rs. 1,12,87,420/- with interest from Nepal Singh Mahavidyalay for want of utilization certificates against Rs. 20 lakh grant (two installments of Rs. 10 lakh); petitioner cites letters dated 16.06.2014 and 14.09.2018 showing about Rs. 1 crore spent on construction; impleadment of Smti Kalpana Singh as petitioner No. 3 allowed; counter-affidavit 4 weeks, rejoinder 2 weeks; no statutes or cases cited; matter pending.
What did the court decide?
Interim stage only: (i) impleadment application accepted — Smti Kalpana Singh to be joined as petitioner No. 3 with immediate amendment of the writ; (ii) interim order staying implementation of the impugned order dated 30.09.2025 until the next hearing date; counter-affidavit (4 weeks) and rejoinder (2 weeks thereafter) timelines fixed. Final adjudication of the writ petition remains pending.