C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. After hearing arguments on behalf of both sides, we had, on 11th April, 2018, dismissed the present writ petition, stating that the reasons for our decision would follow. This judgment proceeds to record the said reasons.

2. The petitioner, who is a student pursuing his Vidyavaridhi (Ph.D.) with the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Respondent No 4 herein, and referred to, hereinafter, as “the Vidyapeetha”) claims to be aggrieved by the appointment, of Respondent No. 5 [who, at that time, was working as Vice Chancellor (I/C) of the Vidyapeetha] as regular Vice Chancellor of the Vidyapeetha. The petitioner prays, therefore, for issuance of a writ of quo warranto, quashing Office Memorandum (OM), dated 26th August, 2015 issued by the Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and Order, dated 28th August, 2015, issued by the Language Division in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India (Respondent No. 1 herein). The OM, dated 26th August, 2015, issued by the ACC communicates, to the Department of Higher Education, the approval of the ACC, to, inter al