SHRI C. RAMESH vs DIRECTOR, VALLABHABAI PATEL CHEST INSTITUTE AND ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 08th April, 2026. Pronounced on: 28th April, 2026. Uploaded on: 28th April, 2026. + W.P.(C) 10595/2018 SHRI C. RAMESH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Padma Kumar S. and Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocates with Petitioner-in-person. versus DIRECTOR, VALLABHABAI PATEL CHEST INSTITUTE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. M. K. Singh, Advocate for R- 1/V.P. Chest Institute. Mr. Santosh Kumar and Mr. Devansh Malhotra, Advocates for R-3. Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC with Mr. Syed Abdur Rahman and Mr. Muhammad Aamir Khan, Advocates for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. This writ petition assails order dated 2nd May, 2017, whereby the services of the Petitioner with Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute1 have once again been terminated. The impugned order does not arise in isolation; it is the culmination of a long and chequered procedural history. The challenge in the present round rests on a narrow yet substantial ground: the Petitioner contends that the defect which had earlier persuaded this Court to set aside Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 10595/2018 Page 1 of 26 By:AKANSHA SINGH Signing Date:28.04.2026 20:47:12 the initial dismissal was never cured, and that the Respondents have sought to rectify the same ex post facto by invoking the Executive Council of the University of Delhi. The Respondents, on the other hand, maintain that the requisite authority always vested in the Governing Body and, in any event, stood affirmed by the Executive Council, thereby sustaining the impugned action. Factual Background 2.1. The Petitioner joined VPCI as Assistant Registrar (Group A) in terms of offer of appointment dated 09th June, 2001. In terms of this appointment, his service cond