DR. RUPAMANJARI GHOSH vs JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

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$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7596/2023 Date of decision: 13.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: DR. RUPAMANJARI GHOSH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhik Chimni, Ms Pranjal Abrol. Mr. Gurupal Singh, Ms Moksha Sharma Mr Ayan Dasgupta Samarendra, Advocates. versus JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vasanth Rajasekaran, Senior Standing Counsel, JNU; Mr. Karan Prakash, and Mr. Harshvardhan Korada, Advocate on Bali Ms. Deepshikha Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is filed seeking to quash and set aside Office Order dated 05.08.2022, bearing file No. Estate/2022 and Office Order dated 11.04.2023 bearing file No. Estate/126/V/Uk/2023-24 issued by respondent Jawaharlal Nehru University. 2. A perusal of the record indicates that the petitioner, on 01.11.1988 was appointed at the post of Assistant Professor of Physics in the respondent Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:24.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 16:44:48 KUMAR KAURAV university. During the course of her employment, vide letter dated 05.03.2012, the petitioner informed the university that she had been offered the position of Founding Director, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University (SNU) and that she would need to join SNU on or before 1st July 2012 as a founding member. 3. She sought for extraordinary leave (EOL) without pay from JNU for 5 years starting 1st July, 2012 and informed the university that she plans to stay in her current JNU residence for the said period on payment of rent as per rules. 4. The petitioner was initially granted extraordinary leave for a period of two years vide Office Order No. 654, to jo