Telangana High Court
Dharavath Yugandhar, vs The University Grants Commission Ugc on 3 September, 2025
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN
I.A.No.1 of 2025
in/and
WRIT APPEAL No.975 of 2025
JUDGMENT:
Learned counsel Ms. G.R.Mercy Vijaya, representing learned counsel Ms. A.V.S.Laxmi, appears for the appellant.
Sri M.P.Kashyap, learned Standing Counsel for University Grants Commission, appears for respondent No.1.
Learned counsel Sri K.Sai Varun, representing M/s. Indus Law Firm, appears for respondents No.2 and 3.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
3. The writ appeal is directed against the judgment rendered in W.P.No.14874 of 2023, dated 16.10.2023, whereby the learned writ court, while refusing to allow the claim for regularisation of the appellant, who is the writ 2 petitioner, directed respondent No.2 to re-engage the services of the appellant forthwith and continue his services till the end of tenure of the scheme.
4. The appellant was re-engaged, but his engagement has been terminated with effect from 01.04.2025. Therefore, he seeks to challenge the impugned judgment of the learned writ court now, which has resulted in a delay of 603 days for condonation of which I.A.No.1 of 2025 has been filed.
5. We find that there is no explanation worth its name in the short affidavit filed for condonation of delay, except that it says that if the delay is not condoned, the appellant would be put to irreparable loss and injury. The appellant, it seems, has acquiesced to the direction passed by the learned writ court and upon termination of his re-engagement chosen to challenge it. Therefore, it may be a new cause of action, but this is not a sufficient explanation to condone the delay.
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6. Accordingly, I.A.No.1 of 2025 is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal is also dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs.
______________________________________ APARESH KUMAR SINGH, CJ ______________________________________ G.M.MOHIUDDIN, J 03.09.2025 vs