HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 2677 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard SriAshok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Mohd. Yasin, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. Petitioner is a sole Professor in the Department of Business Management, therefore, he was discharging his duties as Head of the Department also despite it being on rotational basis and similarly post of Dean is also a post on rotational basis. 3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that in no circumstances since no other Professor is available in the Department of Business Management, petitioner be removed from the post of Head of the Department. Similarly, he was appointed as Dean, however, before he concluded the requisite period, he was removed and some other person was appointed. Learned Senior Counsel refers relevant provisions as to how the appointment of Head of Department and Dean is made. 4. Per Contra, learned counsel for the respondents submits that impugned orders are passed on basis of a decision taken in the meeting of Executive Council of the University, however, said decisions are not on record. 5. In the aforesaid Circumstances, Court is of view that in absence of decisions taken by Executive Council, this Court cannot consider challenge to the impugned orders, therefore, at this stage this writ petition Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Vivek Kumar Singh Professor Murad Ali .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) is disposed of that if petitioner approaches concerned respondent, the said respondent will provide decisions taken by the Executive Council and subsequently petitioner will have liberty to take legal recourse as available in accordance with law. February 24, 2026 SB WRIA No. 2677 of 2026 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad