I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE CHI EF JUSTI CE MR. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTI CE MR. SUBHASH UPADHYAY Writ Petition (PIL) No.208 of 2025

7th May, 2026 Anita Sharma -----Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and Others ----Respondents -----------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Rajveer Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr. Sunil Khera, learned Addl. Advocate General and Mr. Yogesh Chandra Tiwari, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent nos.1 and 2.

Dr. K.H. Gupta, Ms. Irum Zeba and Mr. Rafat Munir Ali, learned counsel for respondent no.3/ HNB Garhwal University.

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JUDGMENT : (per Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta C. J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The present public interest litigation has been instituted by the petitioner claiming herself to be a retired Associate Professor of B.S.M. (P.G.) College, Roorkee.

3. The petition ostensibly seeks issuance of directions for appointment of an authorized controller in the institution and for inquiry into alleged embezzlement of public funds and illegal transfer of prope