CWP-24229-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.120 CWP-24229-2025 Date of Decision: 21.08.2025 Dr. Ramesh Kumar and another .... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. S.K. Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Sahni, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Mr. Anuj Dewan, Standing Counsel, for respondents no.2 to 7. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 27.02.2025, Annexure P-13, whereby the private respondents have been nominated as members of the Executive Council allegedly in violation of Statute 11 under the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology Murthal Act, 2006 (for short, ‘the Act of 2006’). 2. It is not disputed that the petitioners earlier approached this Court with similar prayer by filing CWP No.7560 of 2025, which was disposed of vide order dated 03.04.2025, on the following statement made by learned counsel for the University: Learned counsel for the respondent-University points out that the petitioners have an alternate remedy under Section 31 of the Act of 2006 to make a representation regarding irregular or illegal appointment of members of any authority to the Chancellor, whose decision in that regard shall be final. He submits that the petitioners have already made a representation, MANINDER 2025.08.26 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-24229-2025 2 dated 03.03.2025, Annexure P-11, to the University in this regard which will be forwarded to the Chancellor within a period of seven days for an appropriate decision. 3. Mr. Anuj Dewan, Standing Counsel for the University, submits that the University had forwarded the petitioners’ representation, dated 03.03.2025, to the second respondent/Chancellor within the time stipulated in the earlier order, dated 03.04.2025, however, the same has not been decided so far. 4. In view thereof, the petition is disposed of with a request to the second respondent/Chancellor to take a final decision on the petitioners’ representation, dated 03.03.2025, preferably within three months of receiving a certified copy of this order. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE 21.08.2025 Maninder Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANINDER 2025.08.26 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment