Sanchari Mukhopadhyay And ORS v. Jawaharlal Nehru University And ANR

$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11228/2024 SANCHARI MUKHOPADHYAY AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

versus JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY AND ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Vasanth Rajasekaran, Standing Counsel alongwith Mr. Harshvardhan Korada, Adv. for JNU.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R

% 13.08.2024 CM APPL. 46479/2024 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 11228/2024 & CM APPL. 46480/2024 (permission to file lengthy list of dates) 3.

The instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed on behalf of petitioners seeking following prayer: "a) Directing the Respondent No. 1 to refund the amount, illegally recovered from the Petitioners for the non-overlapping period between the two fellowships namely non-NET and "NET-JRF & other fellowships", in light of the judgment and final order dated 16.05.2023 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.16713/2022 passed by this Hon‟ble Court and;

b) Award costs in favour of the Petitioners and/or;" 4.

Issue notice. Mr. Vasanth Rajasekaran, Standing Counsel accepts 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 17/08/2024 at 14:27:16

notice on behalf of respondent no. 1/JNU.

5.

At the outset, learned counsel for respondent No. 1/JNU submits that the present writ petition may be directed to be treated as representation on behalf of the petitioners and the University shall decide the same in a timebound manner. 6.

Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he has no objection to the suggestion put forth by the learned counsel for respondent No.1/JNU. 7.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the present petition be treated as a representation on behalf of the petitioners and the same be decided within a period of six weeks from today, by the respondent no. 1/JNU, under intimation to the petitioners herein. 8.

In view of the above, the present petition stands disposed of. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. 9.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 13, 2024/A Click here to check corrigendum, if any 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 17/08/2024 at 14:27:16