Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital
Order Date: 24 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Prof. Vidya Sagar, Professor, Department of Statistics, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (Central) University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand.
- Respondents: Union of India and others, including the University (represented by the Director and Vice Chancellor).
- The petitioner challenged two orders issued by the Director of the University: (i) an order directing him to mark his attendance in the attendance register kept at the Director’s office, and (ii) an order dated 21‑05‑2026 stating that salary could not be disbursed for dates on which he was absent.
- The petitioner alleged that the attendance‑register direction singled him out, as other Heads of Departments mark attendance in their own departmental registers, and contested the factual basis of the salary‑deduction order.
- The court held the dispute to be factual and not suitable for adjudication in writ jurisdiction, but directed that the representations filed by the petitioner be considered by the University.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed of without any opinion on the merits.
- The Vice Chancellor is directed to place all representations dated 21‑04‑2026, 26‑04‑2026 and 12‑08‑2026 before the Executive Council for consideration and decision within four weeks from the date of the order.
- All pending applications in the petition are also disposed of.
Topics: Legal Procedure, University Administration