Dr Mahabir Pradad Yadav v. Lakshmibai College
Case brief
What is this about?
Assistant Professor termination; Lakshmibai College; University of Delhi Ordinance XII Clause 9(1) appeal; Appeal Committee appointed by Chancellor (Vice President of India); subsistence allowance during pendency of appeal; 75% of salary; Provident Fund dues Rs.12,32,624/- to be returned before disbursal; undertaking to return amount; College to verify appeal pendency with University/Chancellor's office by 24.03.2025; Article 226 Constitution; Indian Arbitration Act 1940 (within quoted Ordinance clause); Delhi High Court; Prateek Jalan, J.; 12.03.2025; W.P.(C) 3150/2025; writ disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to deliver appeal copies (e-mail and by hand) to the designated office within the next working day; College to verify pendency of the appeal with University authorities/Office of the Hon'ble Chancellor, response requested expeditiously and no later than 24.03.2025; upon satisfaction that the appeal remains pending, release of subsistence allowance for February and March 2025 within two weeks thereafter and monthly thereafter, conditional on the petitioner returning Rs.12,32,624/- Provident Fund amount before disbursal and submitting an undertaking to the Court within one week.