UNIVERSITY OF DELHI vs DR KIRAN GUPTA & ORS.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.04.2025 + LPA 821/2023 UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Appellant Through: Mr.Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Mr.Hardik Rupal and Ms.Aishwarya Malhotra, Advs. versus DR KIRAN GUPTA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Shashank Shekhar, Mr.Nishank Tripathi and Mr.Ratnesh Kumar, Advs. Mr.Parmanand Gaur, Standing Counsel with Ms.Megha Gaur and Mr.Vibhav Mishra, Advs. for R-2/UGC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 64988/2023 1. This is an application seeking condonation of 120 days’ delay in filing the present appeal. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay is condoned. 3. The application is disposed of. LPA 821/2023 & CM APPL. 64986/2023, CM APPL. 15803/2025 4. This appeal has been filed by the appellant, challenging the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 821/2023 Page 1 of 10 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:16.04.2025 11:28:01 Judgment dated 08.03.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) 10564/2019, titled Dr. Kiran Gupta v. The University of Delhi & Ors., and the Order dated 25.09.2023 passed in Review Petition No.88/2021 in the above Writ Petition. Brief facts: 5. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present appeal are that the respondent no.1 was promoted to the post of Reader in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, vide Order dated 19.02.2000, with effect from 27.07.1998. The said post was later re-designated as Associate Professor on the implementation of the 6th CPC. 6. The respondent no.1 completed the requisite 8 years of service as Reader required for the promotion to the post of Professor under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS)-1998 / Merit Promotion Scheme