2025:UHC:11280 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS W PMS/ 3 4 3 1 / 2 0 2 5 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. R.C. Tamta, Advocate for the petitioner. Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Ms. Anjali Bhargava, Advocate for respondent No. 4/UGC. 2. According to petitioner, her PhD thesis is almost complete; however, due to superannuation of research supervisor, University is not accepting her thesis. 3. The Stand of the University, however, is that petitioner is absent since 29.07.2022 and she did not report back to the University. Record revels that petitioner earlier filed Writ Petition No. 1130 of 2022 (MS), in which coordinate Bench, vide judgment dated 30.06.2022, passed following order: “13. Hence, in view of the above, the Writ Petition stands disposed of with the direction, that the petitioners would not avail the benefit of UGC fellowship and the respondents would not create any impediment in petitioners’ pursuing the Ph.D. courses in their respective disciplines in the light of the decision of their academic council, as taken on 19th March, 2021 and 17th February, 2022.” 4. It is not in dispute that petitioner took admission in PhD programme on 13.12.2017 and thesis was to be submitted within six years. 2025:UHC:11280 That six years period has expired. Petitioner needs relaxation in the maximum period so that her thesis may be submitted for evaluation. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to medical exigency, she could not submit thesis in time. He submits that absence of petitioner in the University was also mainly on account of her medical condition. 6. Having regard to the peculiar facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to approach the competent authority in the University, by making representation. 7. If she makes representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken within four weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 17.12.2025 Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2025.12.18 18:42:17 +05'30'