HARBINDER SINGH BINDER vs GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS

238. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-38176-2025 Date of decision: 12.05.2026 Harbinder Singh Binder .... Petitioner Versus Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab, and others .... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Namish Sodhi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate, for the respondents. ---- NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 04.08.2025 (Annexure P-14), passed by the Registrar, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, whereby penalty in the form of recovery of Rs.1,31,234/- has been imposed upon the petitioner. Further, seeking for quashing the proceedings initiated at the back of petitioner with oblique motive to save the skin of superior higher authorities by setting aside the syndicate decision dated 27.05.2019 (Annexure P-5), fact finding inquiry report dated 20.08.2020 (Annexure P-6), syndicate decision dated 21.09.2020 (Annexure P-7) and dated 13.03.2023 (Annexure P-8), syndicate meeting opinion/decision (Annexure P-13) and all consequential orde