Dr Ashish Kumar Jha v. the Ranchi University
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; W.P. (S) No. 4464 of 2024; Dr. Ashish Kumar Jha v. Ranchi University & others; single bench, Ambuj Nath, J.; decided 02/03.09.2024 (as printed). Challenge to suspension of Controller of Examinations, Ranchi University, by notification memo no. B/582/24 dated 27.07.2024 issued by the Registrar as punishment during pending departmental proceeding; charges memorandum dated 03.08.2024; tenure ending March 2025; petition disposed of on respondent's assurance of expeditious conclusion of departmental proceeding before February 2024 (as printed) conditional on petitioner's cooperation; no merits adjudication of suspension; pending I.A. disposed of; no statute or precedent cited; advocates: Ritu Kumar (petitioner), Prashant Pallav (respondents).
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief on the challenge to the suspension notification; writ petition disposed of on the strength of the respondent's assurance, with the expectation that the departmental proceeding be concluded before February 2024 (as stated in the order) subject to the petitioner's cooperation; pending I.A., if any, also disposed of.