PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 2145 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:125225-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2145 of 2024 Petitioner :- Harikesh Bahadur Singh Respondent :- Union of India and 2 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Om Prakash Singh, Sanjeev Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Shashi Prakash Singh (A.S.G.I.) with Vivek Kumar Singh, Rahul Agarwal, Anand Kumar Chaubey, Hem Pratap Singh Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This petition, in public interest, has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to constitute an Executive Council for Banaras Hindu University in accordance with Section 10 of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 2015 ('the Act') read with Clause 14(1)(b) of the Statute of the University within a time specified by the Court. Further prayer has been made for making necessary inquiry in respect of the affairs of the University, its administrative and financial discipline in the University. 2. When the matter came up before this Court, on 11.11.2024, counsel for respondent No. 1 was granted time to complete instructions in the matter, whereafter it was noticed that University had sent a communication on