Lal Bahadur Sharma v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Higher Education Deptt. of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Lal Bahadur Sharma v. U.O.I. (Ministry of Education) & Others, WRIT - C No. 2730 of 2025, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Abdul Moin J., order dated 20.3.2025: non-issuance of M.Tech degree earned (2012-14) from a Karnataka State Open University centre closed w.e.f. 08.08.2014 per public notice dated 11.12.2015; writ petition disposed of with liberty to petitioner to submit representation to Secretary, UGC (respondent No.3) within two weeks; UGC to take final decision within four weeks under relevant rules; merits expressly not examined. Counsel: Anand Singh Pawar, Anand Pratap Singh, Nishtha Singh (petitioner); A.S.G.I. and Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before respondent No.3 (Secretary, University Grants Commission) by means of a representation within two weeks, accompanied by certified copy of the order; respondent No.3 directed to decide the representation in accordance with law under relevant rules and take a final decision within four weeks of its being made before it. Merits of the claim expressly not examined by the Court.