WRIT - A No. 6849 of 2022 at Allahabad

1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:111847 Court No. - 49 Reserved A.F.R. Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6849 of 2022 Petitioner :- Dr. Vikas Yadav Respondent :- State of U.P. and others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hritudhwaj Pratap Sahi,Pradeep Kumar Rai,Sankalp Narain Counsel for Respondent :- Avneesh Tripathi,C.S.C. Connected with Case :- WRIT - A No. - 14778 of 2019 Petitioner :- Dr. Vikas Yadav Respondent :- State of U.P. and others Counsel for Petitioner :- Devendra Kumar,Krishna Mohan Misra, Kunal Ravi Singh, Manjari Singh,Shivam Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- Avneesh Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble J.J. Munir,J. 1. By this common judgment, we propose to decide the present writ petition and connected Writ-A No.14778 of 2019. Writ-A No.6849 of 2022 has been heard as the leading case. Facts shall be noticed from the leading case. 2. This petition is directed against an order of the Vice Chancellor, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur dated 19.04.2022, to the extent alone that it excludes the petitioner and his Department wholesomely from the benefit of consideration for promotion under the Career Advancement Scheme (for short, 'CAS'). The petitioner has further prayed that this Court do