Authority: Uttarakhand High Court, Bench of Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, A.C.J. & Hon'ble Subhash Upadhyay, J.
Order Date: 16 October 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Sudhanshu Chandra, Assistant Professor at IMS Unison University, Dehradun.
- Respondents: IMS Unison University (private university) and another respondent (unnamed).
- Petitioner resigned on 25 Oct 2023, was suspended on 26 Oct 2023, and dismissed on 9 Nov 2023 by the university's competent authority.
- He filed writ petition (WPMB/420/2026) challenging the suspension order dated 26 Oct 2023 and dismissal order dated 9 Nov 2023, invoking Section 51 of Uttarakhand Private Universities Act, 2023.
- Learned counsel for petitioner: Sri Aditya Singh; for respondents: Sri Kanwaljeet Singh (with Sri Hemant Singh Dangwal) and Ms. Anjali Bhargav.
Court Reasoning
- The Court observed that the dispute is a contractual service matter, not a public law issue.
- Since IMS Unison University receives no financial aid from State or Central Government and there are no statutory service rules applicable, the petitioner’s reliance on Section 51 is not maintainable.
- No direct statutory obligation arises from the legislation creating the university that would support the writ relief.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is dismissed.
- Petitioner is granted liberty to approach a competent forum, including a civil court, for any further remedy.
Topics: Legal Service Dispute, Higher Education Employment