* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 17^th JULY, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF:

+ W.P.(C) 586/2021 & CM APPL. 42639/2024 DR AMIT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Puneet Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr. Om Sudhir Vidyarthi, Mr. Mann Arora, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Sharma, Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Mr. Vishwendra Verma and Ms. Shivali, Advocates.

versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Ms. Seema Dolo, Advocate for R-1.

Ms. Beenashaw N. Soni and Ms.

Mansi Jain, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

JUDGMENT

1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Petitioner challenging the Letter dated 18.12.2020 as well as Letter dated 23.12.2020. By way of the former communication, the order of the Vice Chancellor/Respondent No. 2 College approving the Compulsory Retirement of the Petitioner was communicated by the Joint Registrar (Colleges) to the Principal of Respondent No.2 i.e., Bharati College whereas by way of the latter communication, the said order was intimated by Respondent No. 2 College to the Petitioner. Thus, the services of the Petitioner stood compulsorily retired with effect from

18.12.2020 by way