Allahabad High Court
PROF. ANIL KUMAR VARSHNEYversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The court ordered that the pending appeal be decided within eight weeks and disposed of the writ petition.
Summary
Prof. Anil Kumar Varshney filed a writ petition (Writ‑A No. 6813 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court challenging actions of the State of U.P. and others. The court noted that the petitioner had earlier filed an appeal on 14‑08‑2024 before the Vice‑Chancellor of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University, Aligarh, which remains pending. The bench directed that the pending appeal be decided in accordance with law within eight weeks. No substantive merits of the writ were addressed, and the petition was disposed of with the above observation. The order was pronounced on 6 May 2026 by Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery.
Issues considered
- Whether the pending appeal filed by the petitioner should be decided expeditiously by the Vice‑Chancellor
Subjects
- writ petition
- appeal
- expeditious disposal
- university
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6813 of 2026
Prof. Anil Kumar Varshney
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Man Mohan Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shashi Prakash Rai
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel at
length.
2. At this stage, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that
in case appeal dated 14.08.2024 filed by petitioner is still not decided by
respondent-2 (Vice Chancellor of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh
University, Aligarh), the same will be decided in accordance with law
expeditiously within a period of eight weeks.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 6, 2026
N. Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
NIRMAL SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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