Supreme Court of India

Dr. Sushil Kumar Tripathi v. Jagadguru Ram Bhadracharya Handicapped University & Anr.

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Reported as [2021] 10 S.C.R. 416
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 29 October 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we find that the termination of the services of the appellant was illegal and not in accordance with law.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Service Law – Illegal Termination – UGC under its Tenth Plan issued grants to respondent-University including the gran t for one lecturer in the Dept. of Political Science – Appellant a ppointed to the post of Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Sc ience, however was terminated later stating that the post was abolished – Writ petition filed by appellant – Dismissed by High Court – On ap peal, held: Appointment of the appellant was not contractual in nature and he was being paid annual increments also – But, since he protested regarding the deduction of Rs.5,000 from his salary e very

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