U.P. State Universities Act, 1973

Three senior lecturers (Dr. Mahak Singh, Dr. S.P. Singh and Dr. Rajvir Singh) of a college affiliated to Meerut University contested who should be appointed Acting Principal after the principal’s vacancy in October 1993. All were senior lecturers drawing the same salary, but their dates of promotion to senior lecturer …

The appellant, Dr. KM Suman Agarwal, was directly recruited as a Reader in July 1987, while the respondent, Dr. (Mrs.) Hiru Kumar, was promoted to Reader in February 1985 under the personal promotion scheme. When the Director of the Home Science Institute went on leave, the respondent claimed the right to act as Direct…

The Kanpur University conducted the 1982 Combined Pre‑Medical Test using a multiple‑choice objective format and published the key‑answers along with the results. Several candidates claimed that the key‑answers for three questions (in Chemistry, Zoology and Botany) were incorrect, causing them to be denied admission to …

Dr. Smt. Kuntesh Gupta, appointed principal of Hindu Kanya Mahavidyalaya, was suspended and later dismissed by the Authorized Controller under the U.P. State Universities Act. The Vice‑Chancellor stayed the suspension, disapproved the dismissal and reinstated Gupta, allowing the Controller to impose a lesser penalty. W…

The case concerned Kashi Vidyapith, a deemed university under the U.P. State Universities Act, which sought acquisition of land for its campus, staff quarters, hostels and playground. The High Court had set aside the declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, holding that the university was not an “other …

The appellant, Dinesh Chandra Shukla, had been engaged as a guest lecturer teaching Karm Kand in the Department of Sanskrit of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University. When the University advertised a permanent Lecturer post in Karm Kand, the Selection Committee recommended him, but the Executive Council objected on…

The Committee of Management of Mumtaz Post Graduate College (appellants) challenged the Vice‑Chancellor’s refusal to approve the removal of its principal, Dr. M.N. Khan, arguing that the removal order violated Section 35(2) of the U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 and that the provision was ultra‑vires Article 30(1) of…

The Allahabad University had begun recruitment for two Reader posts before the U.P. Public Services (Reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Act, 1994 came into force. After the Act became effective (retrospectively from 11 December 1993), the Chancellor directed the Vice‑Chancellor to a…

The Supreme Court examined a series of petitions challenging the denial of admission to postgraduate medical courses in Uttar Pradesh. The State Government had issued an order under s.28(5) of the U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 prescribing that merit for admission be determined solely by the percentage of marks obta…

The appellant, a college principal, was accused of tampering with his son’s answer sheet in a university examination. The Managing Committee suspended him, issued a charge‑sheet and, after multiple adjournments, found him guilty and recommended dismissal, later changed to termination with the Vice‑Chancellor’s approval…

Krishna Nand Shukla claimed an ad‑hoc appointment as Lecturer of Military Science at a college affiliated to Gorakhpur University and filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to pay his salary. The Allahabad High Court dismissed the petition, relying on paragraphs 3(h) and 3(i) of a counter‑af…

Professor Ramesh Chandra, a chemistry professor at the University of Delhi, was punished and dismissed on allegations of concealing his removal as Vice‑Chancellor of Bundelkhand University and of misrepresenting his role as Director of the Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research (ACBR). The University framed charge‑she…

The appellants, who had been appointed as ad‑hoc lecturers in Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University under s.13(6) of the U.P. State Universities Act, 1973 between August 1990 and February 1991, sought substantive appointment under the U.P. State Universities (Amendment) Act, 1992. The key question was which set of…

Dr. L.B. Sinha, a regular lecturer, went on study leave and Dr. S.K. Sinha was appointed as a temporary lecturer against the leave vacancy. The appointment letter expressly stated that the post was temporary, terminable on 24‑hour notice and salary contingent on UGC funds. When Dr. L.B. Sinha returned, the college canc…