Committee of Management, Shri Durga Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya and Another v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 12923 of 2026, Siddharth Nandan J., decision dated April 13, 2026. Writ of mandamus for approval/recognition of Committee of Management of Shri Durga Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya; U.P. State University Act 1973, Section 2(13) (definition of Management), Section 13(A) (Vice Chancellor's supervision), Section 4B (registration of Members' list); no statutory obligation on university to recognise Managing Committee, hence prima facie no mandamus; Assistant Registrar order dated 06.02.2026 and letter dated 25.02.2026 forwarding Committee to Vice Chancellor, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vidyalaya; case listed 21.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; time sought by learned Senior Counsel to place relevant law on the statutory-duty question and the case listed on 21.04.2026 in top ten cases.