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Dharam Pal Singh Punia ... Petitioner VS.

Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh & Anr. ... Respondents ****

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Present: Mr. Babbar Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Sr.Advocate with Mr. Puneet Gupta and Mr. Anil Rana, Advocates for respondents ****

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(1). The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing a writ of certiorari for quashing the impugned order/minutes dated 02.05.2025 (Annexure P,12) of the 62^nd meeting of the Executive Council to the extent whereby the selection of the petitioner has been held to be invalid as well as the order/notification dated 07.05.2025 (Annexure P,13) vide which it has been resolved not to continue the services of the petitioner.

(2). The petitioner claims to be a qualified academician with LLB, LLM, and Ph.D. (Criminal Law) from Panjab University and has over 8 years of teaching experience post,Ph.D. Pursuant to the Advertisement No.

CUH/4/T/R/2019 dated 11.09.2019, the petitioner was selected and appointed as Assistant Professor followed by his confirmation by the respondent, University vide order dated 06.05.2022 (Annexuге Р1). The petitioner earned promotion to the post of Professor under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) vide order dated 07.06.2024 (Annexure P2) w.e.f. 31.12.2022.

(3). A Writ Petition bearing CWP No. 29545 of 2023 (Pardeep Singh v. UOI) was filed challenging the selection of the petitioner as well as one Monika (petitioner in connected writ petition). An interim order dated 19.07.2024 (Annexure P3) was passed staying their appointments and emoluments. Later, on 17.02.2025, the writ petition was disposed of in view of the stand taken by the University (Annexures P,6 & P,7), that the selection of the petitioner was not in accordance with law. Instead of reinstating the petitioner, the respondents issued a show cause notice dated 25.02.2025 (Annexure P,9) alleging ineligibility due to lack of teaching experience, and subsequently terminated his services vide impugned Minutes dated 02.05.2025 (Annexure P12) and Notification dated 07.05.2025 (Annexure P13).

(4). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire action of unsettling his appointment as Associate Professor is founded on conjecture rather than proof, since the Executive Council has not brought on record any material evidence to show that he exercised undue influence over the screening process or manipulated his selection in any manner. On the cont