The petitioners mutually agreed to resolve the controversy regarding the succession to the post of Head of Department. The court disposed of the writ petition based on this settlement.
The writ petition was disposed of taking the statements of settlement on record.
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DR. KAROON AGRAWAL ..... Petitioner
Through Mr. S. Venkatesh & Mr. Anuj P. Agarwala, Advocates along with petitioner in person.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents Through Ms. Jyoti Singh, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Rashmi Chopra, Advocate for respondent No. 2 along with respondent No. 2 in person.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI
O R D E R % 01.02.2016
The matter was passed over to enable the parties to examine whether the matter could be settled. We are happy to record that Dr. Karoon
Agrawal and Dr. R.P. Narayan have mutually agreed to resolve the controversy. They state that Dr. Karoon Agrawal can continue as the Head of the Department till 31st March, 2016 and Dr. R.P. Narayan will be the Head of the Department with effect from 1st April, 2016. We appreciate the immense professional respect towards each other, grace and understanding which the Dr. Karoon Agrawal and Dr. R.P. Narayan have shown in
arriving at this mutual settlement in the larger interest of the institution they both serve. We are confident that with this degree of respect for each other they will strive to take the institution to commendable levels of medical care. Their gesture is not a reflection on the merits or demerits of the litigation. We dispose of the present writ petition taking the statements on record. The parties will be bound by the statements. The authorities will issue relevant notifications.
SANJIV KHANNA, J.
NAJMI WAZIRI, J.
FEBRUARY 01, 2016 VKR
Dr. Karoon Agrawal
Union of India
Dr. R.P. Narayan
Sanjiv Khanna
Najmi Waziri
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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