Supreme Court of India

Krishna Nand Shukla v. Director of Higher Education Allahabad & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 4 S.C.R. 183
Bench Ashok Bhushan and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 6 March 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that ends of justice would be serve d in setting aside the judgment and order of the High court dated 06.10.2015 and 09.03.2016 and remitting the matter to the High Court to decide the writ petition afresh on the basis of the pleadings on the record.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Pleadings – Writ petition was filed by the appellan t in the High Court seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent - University to pay him salary as Lecturer – Writ petiti on dismissed by the High Court on basis of the paragraph 3(h) and 3(i) of the counter-affidavit and paragraph 6 of the rejoinder – Review application was also dismissed – On appeal, held: From the records it appears that along with the writ petition of the appella nt another petition was connected and heard – While deciding the writ peti tion of the appellant paragraph 3(h) and 3(i) of the cou nter-affidavit and

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