WRIT - A No. 2985 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 2985 of 2026 Roma Smart Joseph .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Higher Edu. Lko And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Anurag Kumar Singh, Piyush Dixit Court No. - 17 HON'BLE RAJEEV SINGH, J. 1. Heard Shri Ajay Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri P.K. Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 1 and 3, Shri Sandeep Dixit, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Piyush Dixit, learned counsel for respondent no. 4 and Shri Anurag Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2-Lucknow University. 2. This petition has been filed seeking following main prayers. "(i) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI thereby quashing the appointment of Opposite Party No. 5 i.e. Dr. Neerja Masih, Presently as Officiating Principal, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow made by the Opposite Party No 4 after the expiry of the period of 3 months as provided in statute 13.20 of First Statutes of the University of Lucknow while the Opposite Party No. 5 does not posses th