SPECIAL APPEAL No. 117 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71491-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 117 of 2025 Appellant :- Dr Manoj Kumar Rawat Respondent :- State Of Up And 5 Others Counsel for Appellant :- Alka Upadhyay,Manish Tiwari,Naveen Kumar Tripathi,Prabhakar Awasthi,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- Varun Dev Sharma,Ankit Shukla,Avneesh Tripathi,C.S.C.,Gagan Mehta,Parijat Mishra Hon'ble Ashwani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Praveen Kumar Giri,J. (Per: Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J.) 1. This appeal arises out of an order dated 17.02.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in Writ-A No. 15433 of 2024, whereby, the placement of the appellant pursuant to order of Director dated 15.01.2024 in Meerut College, Meerut, has been set aside. 2. The undisputed facts of the case as are noticed by learned Single Judge are that the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Services Commission (hereinafter referred to as "Commission") issued Advertisement No. 49 of 2019 inviting applications for appointment to 219 posts of Principal in aided Post-Graduate Colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh. This advertisement included the post of Principal in Meerut College, Meerut. The appellant participated in the selection proceedin