Anita Devi's Regularisation Petition Dismissed by HC

Authority: High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

Order Date: September 13, 2023

Case Overview

• Parties: petitioner Anita Devi; respondent Maharshi Dayanand University.
• Nature of Petition: Civil writ petition (No.21173 of 2017) seeking a writ of mandamus directing the university to regularise the petitioner’s service in accordance with policies/notifications issued in 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2011.
• Counsel: petitioner represented by Mr. S.P. Chahar; respondent represented by Mr. Amit Rao (advocate for Mr. Anurag Goyal).
• Key Argument by Respondent: The matter concerning regularisation policies up to 2011 is presently subjudice before the Supreme Court in SLP(C) No.5222 of 2023.
• Court Observation: Given the pendency of the Supreme Court proceedings, the High Court cannot entertain the petition at this stage.

Final Outcome

• The petition is disposed of, with the court leaving it open for the petitioner to approach the High Court again if any right to claim regularisation survives after the final decision of the Supreme Court.

Topics: Service Regularisation, Judicial Review