JUDGMENT :

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers:

“In view of the abovementioned facts and circumstances, it is humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:-

(a) May issue Writ of mandamus against the Respondent No.1 to grant to the Petitioner study leave enabling him to proceed on the Assignment of Technical Co-ordinator at CERN-Geneva in terms of 'UGC Regulations On Minimum Qualifications For Appointment Of Teachers And Other Academic Staff In Universities And Colleges And Measure For The Maintenance Of Standards In Higher Education, 2018 and corresponding Regulations of the university of Delhi as amended in 2019.

(b) Pass any other order this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the present circumstances.”

2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the University of Delhi (‘University’ for short) to grant him study leave to enable him to proceed to CERN-Geneva for undertaking the Assignment of Technical Coordinator. I may at this stage also state that the University has in its communication dated August 23, 2021, rejected the said request of the petitioner dated March 16, 2021