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 (S/B) No.146 of 2026

18 March, 2026 Shivendra Kumar Kashyap -----Petitioner Versus Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Patnagar and Others ----Respondents --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Vipul Sharma and Mr. Maneesh Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr. Satyendra Singh Lingwal, learned counsel for respondent nos.1 and 2/ G.B. Pant University.

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

1. The present writ petition has been filed praying for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the charge- sheet dated 05.02.2026 and the consequential departmental disciplinary enquiry in pursuance thereof.

2. The petitioner is presently posted as Professor of Agricultural Communication and also the Co-ordinator, DST-TEC (Department of Science and Technology, Technology Enabling Centre).

3. It seems that various complaints were made against the petitioner and for enquiring into the