2026:UHC:4404-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY WRIT PETITION (M/S) NO. 1384 OF 2024 2ND JUNE, 2026 Committee of Management …… Petitioner Versus University Grants Commission & others …… Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr. Ashish Joshi and Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel through video conferencing Counsel for the respondents : Ms. Anjali Bhargava, learned counsel for respondent No. 1 : Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, learned counsel for respondent No. 2 : Mr. J.C. Pande, learned Standing Counsel for the State The Court made the following: ORDER: Withdrawal application (I.A. No. 06 of 2026) 1) The application for withdrawal of the writ petition has been filed on the ground that the Principal has individually filed WPMB No. 153 of 2026 challenging the impugned action. The application is allowed. 1 2026:UHC:4404-DB 2) The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. It is clarified that the instant order would not have any effect on the right of the Principal to maintain writ petition in his own individual right. 3) Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. _______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. _________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 2ND JUNE, 2026 Negi 2 HIMANS HU NEGI Digitally signed by HIMANSHU NEGI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=bb3b60774012c1ef1dae20d 13aaf116e73351fdaf6878326386908a 7f90d5757, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=75BD9D0FB7F4A80990 FC51A722A6BC552D470EB4FD2F88D DF7C18DB2A1524A4D, cn=HIMANSHU NEGI Date: 2026.06.02 18:39:02 +05'30'