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AJAY BHANOT
Vineet Mishra – Appellant
Versus
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Bhanot, J.
1. The judgment is being structured in the following conceptual framework to facilitate the discussion:
| I | Introduction & Facts |
| II | Arguments of learned counsels for the parties |
| III | Legal Backdrop to the controversy |
| IV | Anant Narayan Mishra vs. Union of India; Mohammad Ghayas vs. State of U.P. and others and Piyush Yadav vs. Union of India and others |
| (a) Directions | |
| (b) Compliance | |
| (i) UGC: Issuance of notification | |
| (ii) University: Changes in First Statutes | |
| V | UGC Guidelines dated 12.4.2023 - Implementation |
| VI | Historical Perspectives of disciplinary approach in institutions of higher learning |
| VII | Punishment Regimes in first (statutes of University, UGC Guidelines & Jurisprudence holding the field) |
| VIII | Validity of the impugned orders |
| IX | Conclusions & Directions |
| X | Appendix |
I. Introduction & Facts:
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