UKHC010108712026 2026:UHC:5366 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1931/2026 Khilendra Singh --Petitioner Versus Vice Chancellor Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Dr. K.H. Gupta, learned counsel for the respondent-University. 3. According to petitioner, he participated in a selection for admission to Ph.D. Programme and he was placed at serial no. 1 in the waiting list. According to him, a meeting was convened of all Deans of the Universities on 08.12.2025 and it was decided that unfilled seats shall be filled by taking candidates from the waiting list. It is contended, despite such decision, admission is not being offered to petitioner. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to produce the entire records pertaining to the meeting and recommendation dated 08.12.2025 held pursuant to the directions of the Vice- Chancellor regarding admission against vacant UKHC010108712026 2026:UHC:5366 Ph.D. seats before this Hon’ble High Court. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and act upon the recommendations dated 08.12.2025 made by the Committee in favour of the petitioner for admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Anthropology against the vacant seat available in the university. (iii) Issue a writ, order or direction directing the respondents to take a reasoned and speaking decision on the recommendation made in favour of the petitioner within a time frame fixed by this Hon’ble Court. 5. Learned counsel for University submits that if petitioner has any grievance, then he can make a representation to Registrar of the University. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to the Registrar of the University within ten days from today. If he makes representation within stipulated time, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 06.07.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.07.06 01:20:24 -07'00' UKHC010108712026 2026:UHC:5366