Balinder Singh v. Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra and Others
Constitutional Law – Articles 226/227
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Balinder Singh v. Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra and Others, CWP-15311-2026, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 06.07.2026 by Harpreet Singh Brar, J. (Oral). Keywords: Chairperson appointment; Department of Social Work; Kurukshetra University; Statute 20(1)(d), Kurukshetra University Act and Statutes, 1986; senior-most Assistant Professor; Academic Grade Pay (AGP) ₹8,000/-; nine years' experience; recommendations dated 02.03.2026 and 12.03.2026 (Annexures P-1, P-2); representation dated 17.03.2026 (Annexure P-4); speaking order within 03 months; opportunity to be heard; certiorari and mandamus; Articles 226/227, 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India; Scheduled Caste Assistant Professor; second tenure of Dr. Vanita Dhingra; retirement of Dr. Ramesh Bhardwaj on 15.03.2026; disposed of on limited prayer; no merits adjudicated. No precedent cases cited in the judgment.