Allahabad High Court

ASHISH KUMAR AND 3 OTHERSversusBANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY AND 2 OTHERS

Decided: 6 May 2026
Bench: SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY

Holding

The Court held that the petitioners' prayer for consideration of regularisation can be entertained and directed the respondent to decide the claim within six months.

Summary

The petitioners, Ashish Kumar and three others, filed a writ petition seeking regularisation of their appointments as Junior Clerk Level‑II at Banaras Hindu University. They specifically pressed the first part of the second prayer, asking that their claim be considered for regularisation. The respondents, Banaras Hindu University and two others, opposed the petition. The Court examined whether the petitioners' request could be entertained and found that it could. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition, directing the University to consider the petitioners' claim expeditiously and to pass a reasoned decision within six months.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners' claim for regularisation as Junior Clerk Level‑II can be considered by the Court
Whether the Court can direct the respondent to decide the claim within a specified time

Subjects

regularisation
service law
employment
writ petition
junior clerk
university

Judgment

                                             HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                                                            WRIT - A No. - 6908 of 2026

                                    Ashish Kumar And 3 Others
                                                                                             .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                      Versus

                                    Banaras Hindu University And 2 Others
                                                                                           .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)      : Arpit Malviya, Awadhesh          Kumar
                                                                     Malviya, Harish Chandra
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)      : Pooja Agarwal

                                    Court No. - 32
                                               HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.

                                    1. Heard Sri A.K. Malviya, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Hem

                                    Pratap Singh, Advocate for respondents.


                                    2. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioners are pressing

                                    only first part of second prayer that their claim be considered for

                                    regularization on the post of Junior Clerk Level-II at Banaras Hindu

                                    University, Varanasi.


                                    3. The Court finds that said prayer can be considered. Accordingly this

                                    writ petition is disposed of that claim of petitioners be considered by

                                    concerned respondent expeditiously strictly in accordance with law and a

                                    reasoned decision be passed preferably within a period of six months

                                    from today.


                                                                               (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
                                    May 7, 2026
                                    AK




Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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