Delhi High Court
University Of Delhi vs N.C. Bakshi And Ors. on 24 August, 2016
* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Reserved on: 29.03.2016
Pronounced on: 24.08.2016
+ LPA 411/2014
MR. ANAND PRAKASH .....Appellant
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 412/2014
DR. (MRS.) MEENA KHETRAPAL .....Appellant
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 413/2014
DR. RAJINDER KAUR AND ORS. .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 414/2014
DR. (MRS.) SURJEET KAUR AND ORS. .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 416/2014
MS. KANTA BATRA AND ANR. .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 417/2014
KAMLESH MALHOTRA AND ORS. .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 418/2014
TANUJA SACHDEV AND ORS. .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 554/2014, C.M. APPL.13837/2014 & 15632/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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N.C. BAKSHI AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 555/2014, C.M. APPL.13847-49/2014, 15633/2014, 22978-
80/2015
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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R.N. VIRMANI AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 558/2014
MANJEET SIKKA .....Appellant
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 594/2014
CHETANYA MOHAN GUPTA .....Appellants
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 606/2014, C.M. APPL.15299/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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ANIL KUMAR SHARMA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 607/2014, C.M. APPL.15305/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SONY GHOSH AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 608/2014, C.M. APPL.15311/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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KEWAL KRISHAN SHOREE AND ORS. ....Respondents
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+ LPA 609/2014, C.M. APPL.15317/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. (MRS.) MAMTA JAFA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 610/2014, C.M. APPL.15323/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. K.S. VERMA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 614/2014, C.M. APPL.15468/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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NANDITA NARAIN AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 615/2014, C.M. APPL.15478/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. S.K. BAJPAI AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 616/2014, C.M. APPL.15489/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. RAJ KUMAR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 617/2014, C.M. APPL.15495/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DHARAM PAL GUPTA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 618/2014, C.M. APPL.15501/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. VINOD AGGARWAL AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 619/2014, C.M. APPL.15552/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SHAHID AMIN AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 621/2014, C.M. APPL.15575/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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B.R. GUPTA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 622/2014, C.M. APPL.15581/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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BALRAJ KUMAR (DECEASED) THR. MRS. NEELAM (WIFE)
AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 623/2014, C.M. APPL.15587/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. GIRISH AHUJA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 624/2014, C.M. APPL.15594/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. PURNIMA GUPTA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 625/2014, C.M. APPL.15600/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. T.K. NAGPAL AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 626/2014, C.M. APPL.15610/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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RAJENDRA PRASAD AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 627/2014, C.M. APPL.15651/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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VIJAY KUMAR SAINI AND ANR. ....Respondents
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+ LPA 628/2014, C.M. APPL.15616/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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MRS. RENU KHANEJA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 629/2014, C.M. APPL.15622/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. BINDRA PRASAD AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 632/2014, C.M. APPL.15774/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. SUDESH KUMARI SHAH AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 633/2014, C.M. APPL.15780/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. RAJESH KUMAR SAXENA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 634/2014, C.M. APPL.15791/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. MRS. K. PRABHA AND ANR. ....Respondents
+ LPA 635/2014, C.M. APPL.15797/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. ARCHANA GUPTA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 636/2014, C.M. APPL.15803/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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KRISHNA KUMAR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 637/2014, C.M. APPL.15810/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. S.C. MAHAJAN AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 638/2014, C.M. APPL.15816/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SURENDER KUMAR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 639/2014, C.M. APPL.15822/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. MEENAKSHI SETHI AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 640/2014, C.M. APPL.15828/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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MRS. VEENA KHANNA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 641/2014, C.M. APPL.15834/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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CHETANYA MOHAN GUPTA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 642/2014, C.M. APPL.15840/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. B.S. MOSHAL AND ANR. ....Respondents
+ LPA 643/2014, C.M. APPL.15846/2014 & 7043/2015
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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PROMILA ARORA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 644/2014, C.M. APPL.15852/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SUMEDHA KUMAR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 645/2014, C.M. APPL.15869/2014
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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. S.K. LAROIYA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 646/2014, C.M. APPL.15879/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. M.C. VIDYALANKAR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 647/2014, C.M. APPL.15885/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SANTOSH CHANDRA PANDA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 648/2014, C.M. APPL.15891/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. B.C. SEHGAL AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 649/2014, C.M. APPL.15897/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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VEENA MANGAL NATH AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 650/2014, C.M. APPL.15903/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SUMAN LATA AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 651/2014, C.M. APPL.15909/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. MANGAL NATH AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 652/2014, C.M. APPL.15915/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. BHAVNESH KUMAR GROVER AND ORS.....Respondents
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+ LPA 653/2014, C.M. APPL.15921/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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SUMAN BALA JAIN AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 654/2014, C.M. APPL.15928/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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MANGALA PRASAD UPADHYAY AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 655/2014, C.M. APPL.15934/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. ASHA TIKKU AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 667/2014
AMEETA HASIJA .....Appellant
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THE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ANR. ....Respondents
+ LPA 672/2014, C.M. APPL.16448/2014
DR. TRIPTA VERMA .....Appellant
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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 673/2014, C.M. APPL.16450/2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant
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DR. RAJINDER KAUR AND ORS. ....Respondents
+ LPA 780/2014
DR. ANURADHA GUPTA .....Appellant
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VC, DELHI UNIVERSITY AND ORS. ....Respondents
Through: Ms. Jyoti Singh, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tinu
Bajwa, Sh. Tanuj Khurana, Sh. Aman Nandrajog, Sh.
Sameer Sharma and Sh. P. Chaitanyashil, Advocates, for
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appellants in LPA 410/2014, 411/2014, 412/2014,
413/2014, 414/2014 & 780/2014.
Ms. Rekha Palli, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Punam Singh and
Ms. Shruti Munjal, Advocates, for appellants in LPA
416/2014, 417/2014 & 418/2014.
Sh. Sudhir Nandrajog, Sr. Advocate with Sh. Mohinder.
J.S. Rupal and Ms. Simran Jeet, Advocates, for
University of Delhi.
Sh. Siddhartha Shankar Ray and Sh. Abhik Kumar,
Advocates, for appellant in LPA 558/2014.
Ms. Roma Bhagat, Advocate, for appellant in LPA
414/2014, 416/2014, 417/2014 & 418/2014.
Sh. Arjun Harkauli, Advocate, for UGC.
Sh. S.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate, for Respondent No.5 in
LPA 410/2014 & 413/2014; for Respondent No.10 in
LPA 606/2014; for Respondent No.72 in LPA 645/2014
and for Respondent No.3 in LPA 672/2014.
Sh. Rajesh Gogna, CGSC, for UOI in LPA 412/2014,
413/2014, 416/2014 & 418/2014.
Sh. Anil Soni, CGSC with Sh. Naginder Benipal,
Advocate, for UOI in LPA 411/2014.
Sh. Anurag Mathur, Advocate, for Respondent No.2 in
LPA 627/2014, 642/2014 & 667/2014; for Respondent
No.5 in LPA 412/2014; for Respondent No.6 in LPA
645/2014; for Respondent No.9 in LPA 606/2014 &
646/2014; for Respondent No.11 in LPA 610/2014 and
for Respondent No.16 in LPA 614/2014.
Sh. S.K. Pandey, Advocate, for private respondents in
LPA 416/2014, 417/2014, 418/2014, 554/2014 &
555/2014, 606/2014, 638/2014, 640/2014, 644/2014,
645/2014, 646/2014, 647/2014, 653/2014, 655/2014 &
673/2014.
Sh. Vikas Mahajan, CGSC with Sh. S.S. Rai and Sh.
Amit Mehta, Advocates, for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in
LPA 417/2014.
Sh. R.P. Sharma and Sh. Vaibhav Mehra, Advocates, for
Respondent No.5.
Sh. P. Chaitanyashil and Sh. Ishaan Madan, Advocate, for
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respondents in LPA 554/2014 & 635/2014.
Sh. Dev. P. Bhardwaj, CGSC, for UOI in LPA 554/2014.
Sh. Prateek Dahiya, Advocate, for private respondents in
LPA 555/2014, 606/2014, 615/2014, 618/2014,
621/2014, 623/2014, 625/2014, 626/2014, 628/2014,
629/2014, 637/2014, 642/2014, 648/2014 & 672/2014.
Sh. Meet Malhotra, Sr. Advocate with Sh. Prateek
Dahiya, Advocate, for private respondents in LPA
555/2014 & 615/2014.
Sh. Manish Mohan, CGSC with Sh. Shivam Chanana and
Ms. Manisha Saroha, Advocates, for UOI in LPA
558/2014, 608/2014, 609/2014, 622/2014, 623/2014,
624/2014, 632/2014, 635/2014, 638/2014, 641/2014,
650/2014 & 653/2014.
Ms. Abha Malhotra, Advocate, for Respondent No.1 in
LPA 594/2014.
Sh. Vivek Goyal, CGSC, for UOI and Sh. Prabhakar
Srivastav, Advocate, for Respondent No.6 in LPA
606/2014; for Respondent Nos. 48 and 49 in LPA
645/2014; for Respondent No.8 in LPA 646/2014; for
Respondent No.4 in LPA 648/2014 & 652/2014; for
Respondent No.2 in LPA 654/2014, and for Respondent
Nos. 2 and 3 in LPA 655/2014.
Sh. Virender Ganda, Sr. Advocate with Sh. S.K. Giri,
Advocate, for Respondent No.1 in LPA 608/2014,
617/2014 & 622/2014.
Ms. Beenashaw. M. Soni and Sh. Aakash Yadav, for
Respondent No.3 in LPA 616/2014 & 636/2014; for
Respondent No.5 in LPA 609/2014, 640/2014 &
655/2014; for Respondent No.10 in LPA 644/2014, and
for Respondent No.7 in LPA 653/2014.
Sh. Yateendra Singh Jafa, Advocate, for respondent in
LPA 609/2014.
Ms. Geeta Luthra, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shreya Singh,
Advocate, for respondents in LPA 614/2014 & 619/2014.
Sh. Rakesh Kumar, CGSC, for UOI and for Respondent
No.4 in LPA 616/2014; for Respondent No.2 in LPA
617/2014, and for Respondent No.13 in LPA 618/2014.
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Sh. Abhishek Goyal, Advocate, for respondent in LPA
616/2014.
Sh. Rakesh Ranjan and Sh. Hansh Pratap Shahi,
Advocates, for Respondent No.16 in LPA 618/2014.
Sh. Aviral Tiwari, Advocate, for Respondent No.1 in
LPA 621/2014.
Sh. Amit Bansal, Ms. Seema Dolo and Sh. Akhil
Kulshrestha, Advocates, for Respondent No.4 in LPA
623/2014; for Respondent No.5 in LPA 414/2014, and for
Respondent No.7 in LPA 639/2014.
Sh. Rajesh Chhetri, Sh. Rajeev Chhetri, Sh. Pawan
Upadhyay and Ms. Meenakshi Rawat, Advocates, for
respondents in LPA 624/2014, 632/2014, 632/2014 &
650/2014.
Sh. J.H. Jafri, Advocate, for Respondent No.2 in LPA
625/2014, 629/2014, 634/2014 672/2014, and for
Respondent No.3 in LPA 648/2014.
Sh. Arun Bhardwaj, CGSC, for UOI in LPA 626/2014.
Sh. Rajender Dhawan and Sh. B.S. Ranan, Advocates, for
Respondent No.2 in LPA 624/2014; for Respondent No.5
in LPA 554/2014, 632/2014, 633/2014 & 638/2014, and
for Respondent Nos. 41 to 43 in LPA 645/2014.
Ms. Payal Jain, Advocate, for respondent in LPA
639/2014 & 653/2014.
Ms. Nilanjan Bose, Advocate, for Respondent No.2 in
LPA 643/2014.
Sh. Shankar Raju and Sh. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates, for
Respondents in LPA 649/2014 & 651/2014.
Ms. Monika Arora, CGSC, for UOI in LPA 672/2014.
Ms. Meera Bhatia, Advocate, for UOI in LPA 780/2014.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE DEEPA SHARMA
MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
%
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The University's appeals (LPA Nos.554-555/2014, 606-610/2014,
614-619/2014, 621-629/2014, 632-655/2014 & 673/2014) are dismissed. The
appellants'appeals (LPA Nos.410-414/2014, 416-418/2014, 558/2014,
594/2014, 667/2014, 672/2014 & 780/2014) succeed and are allowed. There
shall be no order as to costs.
For detailed judgment, the decision dated 24.08.2016 in LPA
410/2014 may be referred to.
S. RAVINDRA BHAT
(JUDGE)
DEEPA SHARMA
(JUDGE)
AUGUST 24, 2016
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