DR. NEETOO SRIVASTAVA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. HIGHER EDUCATION AND 4 OTHERS
WRIA/12694/2025 · 2025-10-31
Shree Prakash Singh
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12694 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri Om Prakash Mani Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent, Sri Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos.2 and 5 and Sri Ajay Kumar Rai, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos.3 & 4. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
"I. Issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of No.2, mandamus commanding the opposite parties particularly the opposite party Chancellor Deen Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur to consider and decide the representation dated 07.10.2025 of the petitioners, declaring her result in regard to selection held for the post of Assistant Professor owing to the advertisement dated 20.06.2020. II. Issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to declare the result of the selection held for the posts of Assistant Professor (Sociology) in St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur. III. Issue a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to join her post of Assistant Professor (Sociology) in St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur with all benefits which includes payment of salary etc. if, she is found to be selected/successful in the selection held in terms of the advertisement dated 20.06.2020."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of her grievance the petitioner has preferred representation to the competent authority but no appropriate decision has been taken on the same till date. By means of Annexure No.4, the petitioner has annexed one representation. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Om Prakash Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ajai Kumar Rai, Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava Dr. Neetoo Srivastava .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Higher Education And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
4. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner has requested that the petitioner is ready to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, liberty may be given to her to prefer afresh representation to the opposite party No.5 i.e. the Committee of Management, St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur through its Secretary and the direction may be issued him to consider and decide the said representation of the petitioners with expedition. 5.
Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the said representation is issued. 6. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, the instant writ petition is being disposed of finally at the admission stage giving liberty to the petitioner to prefer a fresh representation to the opposite party No.5 i.e. Committee of Management, St. Andrew's College, Gorakhpur through its Secretary taking all pleas and grounds which are available with her for disposal of the representation annexing therewith copy of her earlier representation and the relevant documents in support of their claim within a period of fifteen days from today, and if any such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and decide the representation of the petitioner, strictly in accordance with law by passing a speaking and reasoned order, with expedition, preferably within a period of two months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order along with representation and the decision thereof be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 7. In view of the aforesaid terms, the writ petition is disposed of finally. October 31, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 12694 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench