Harshwati v. National Law University & ANR.

$~165 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 14825/2024 and CM APPL. Nos. 62296/2024 and 62297/2024 HARSHWATI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. R.K. Saini, Advocate.

versus NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Standing Counsel with Ms. Vasudha Saini and Ms. Harshita Rai, Advocates for Respondents/NLUD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R

% 22.10.2024 1.

This writ petition has been preferred on behalf of the Petitioner seeking quashing of Office Orders dated 02.02.2024, 03.02.2024 and 21.03.2024, whereby Petitioner has been allegedly asked to perform the administrative/ministerial work and duties as also for restraining the Respondents from terminating/discontinuing the services of the Petitioner as Legal Aid Clinic Coordinator. A writ of mandamus is also sought for a direction to regularize the services of the Petitioner against the post of Legal Aid Clinic Coordinator.

2.

Issue notice.

3.

Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents on advance copy of the writ petition, on instructions, states that the grievances ventilated by the Petitioner in the present petition will be placed before the Executive Council of National Law University, Delhi in the next meeting as and when the same is convened. W.P.(C) 14825/2024 Page 1 of 2 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 03/07/2025 at 21:03:40

4.

Accordingly, without entering into merits of the case and on the assurance given by learned Standing Counsel for the Respondents, on instructions, this writ petition, at this stage, is disposed of with a direction that the grievances of the Petitioner flagged in the present petition shall be placed for re-consideration before the Executive Council of National Law University, Delhi in the next meeting, as and when the same is convened. The decision taken by the Executive Council shall be communicated to the Petitioner within one week of the decision and Petitioner will be at liberty to take recourse to legal remedies, in case of any surviving grievance and if so advised.

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Pending applications also stand disposed of.

JYOTI SINGH, J OCTOBER 22, 2024 B.S. Rohella/shivam W.P.(C) 14825/2024 Page 2 of 2 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 03/07/2025 at 21:03:40