Prof. Mohammad Sohrab And ANR. v. Union Of India And ORS
$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1520/2026, CM APPL. 7454-7456/2026 PROF. MOHAMMAD SOHRAB AND ANR.
.....Petitioners Through:
Ms. Aanchal Basur, Mr. Meeran Maqbool and Mr. Abhay Kumar, Advocates.
versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Pritish Sabharwal, SC with Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Ms. Shweta Singh and Mr. Mohnish, Advocates for JMI.
Mr. Shakun Sudha Shukla, SPC with Ms. Aashna Mehra, Advocate for R1.
Ms. Pallavi Talwar, GP for UOI.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA
O R D E R
% 04.02.2026 1.
The Petitioners are aggrieved by office order dated 27th March, 2025, whereby the relevant date for counting the years of service rendered by Respondent No. 6, Prof. Abuzar Khairi, has been revised/antedated to 11th December, 2006 for the purpose of determining seniority and the consequential service benefits flowing under the applicable regulations. The Petitioners submitted a joint representation against the said decision, which has been rejected by order dated 28th August, 2025. The said rejection order has been issued by the Registrar of the University with the approval of the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/02/2026 at 13:22:44
Vice Chancellor.
2.
Mr. Pritish Sabharwal, Standing Counsel for Respondent No. 3, submits that the Petitioners have an efficacious statutory remedy by way of an appeal under Section 31 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988, before the Majlis-i-Muntazimah (Executive Council). It is submitted that the Executive Council is empowered to confirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Vice Chancellor.
3.
In view of the above, counsel for the Petitioners submits that, the Petitioners would avail of the aforesaid statutory remedy and seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach this Court in the event the appeal does not succeed.
4.
Leave and liberty, as prayed for, are granted. The Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. In the event an appeal is preferred, the same shall be considered in accordance with law in the next scheduled meeting of the Executive Council. All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open.
5.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed of along with pending applications.
SANJEEV NARULA, J FEBRUARY 4, 2026 nk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 06/02/2026 at 13:22:44