IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD SITTING AT LUCKNOW
ATTAU RAHMAN MASOODI, SUBHASH VIDYARTHI
State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Higher Education, Lko. – Appellant
Versus
Prof. Bimal Jaiswal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to government inquiry constitution (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. writ court decision validity (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. arguments on reservation eligibility (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. provisions regarding o.b.c. reservation (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. procedure for inquiries under state universities act (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. judicial review of inquiry processes (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. authority structure for inquiry committees (Para 21 , 22) |
| 8. irrelevance of cited judgments (Para 23 , 24) |
| 9. partial allowance of special appeal (Para 25) |
| 10. litigation costs assignment (Para 26) |
JUDGMENT :
Subhash Vidyarthi, J.
1. Heard Shri Kuldeep Pati Tripathi, the learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Shri Nishant Shukla, the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants, Shri Sandeep Dixit Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Nilaya Gupta Advocate, the learned Counsel for the respondent No.1 and Shri Anurag Kumar Singh, the learned Counsel for the University of Lucknow.
2. By means of the instant Intra Court Appeal filed under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT RULES , 1952 the appellants - State of U.P. and Special Secretary, Department of H
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