Dr Gautam Patra v. the Jawahar Lal Nehru University
Case brief
What is this about?
The Delhi HC examined a suit challenging a university order mandating a junior employee review the Petitioner's APAR. The court held that APARs cannot be reviewed by juniors but disposed of the petition as the respondent had rectified the grievance by appointing the Registrar and Rector as officers.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was disposed of as the grievance was redressed by the Respondent appointing the Registrar and Rector as the Reporting and Reviewing Officers respectively.