JUDGEMENT

Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Since common questions of facts and law are involved in these writ petitions, therefore, these are being heard and decided together by this common judgment. However, for the sake of brevity, facts of Writ Petition (S/B) No. 235 of 2021 alone are being considered and discussed. Petitioner Dr.

Gaurav Upadhyay has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs:

“I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus, commanding the Respondents to insure that a Sustainability Plan is formulated for the TEQIP III Phase faculty, currently teaching at Institute of Technology, Gopeshwar, in accordance with the directives of the Government of India and the State of Uttarakhand.

II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the respondents to ensure fair and transparent selection process, by which high performing faculty can be identified in the interest of student of the Institute of Technology, Gopeshwar.

III. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the advertisement dated 15.2.2021 as being arbitrary