AMAR NATH PAL Vs. SAMPURNANAND SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA VARANASI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PRAKASH Krishna, J. Amar Nath Pal, the petitioner, has challenged the legality and validity of the orders dated 7th of February, 1991, 1st of January, 1999 and 31st of October, 1992 passed by the Registrar, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, the respondent No. 1 by which he rejected the objections of the petitioner filed against seniority list relating to routine grade clerk.

(2.) THE Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi is a 'university' within the meaning of U. P. State Universities Act and is governed by the provisions of U. P. State Universities Act, 1973 and known as Sanskrit University. It has framed its Statutes in year 1977. It is not in dispute that the services of the employees of the University are governed by the provisions of U. P. State Universities Act, 1973, the Statutes framed thereunder and the various Government orders issued by the State Government from time to time.

(3.) IN the rejoinder affidavit, besides reiterating the stand taken up by the petitioner in the writ petition, it has been stated that copy of the alleged settlement has not been filed alongwith the counter-affidavit and the same being not in accordance with the provisions of the State Universities Act or the Statutes framed by. the University, even if there is any such settlement, is void and illegal.