# KAUSTUV DATTA & ORS vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-12
Citation: W.P.(C)-2780/2013 2026:DHC:4393
Petitioner: KAUSTUV DATTA & ORS
Respondent: UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/SVN12052026CW27802013_180025.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~3 & 4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 12th May, 2026. W.P.(C) 2780/2013 KAUSTUV DATTA & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Ankur Gulyani Panda, Advocate. versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mohinder Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra and Ms. Tripta Sharma, Advocates for University. Mr. Arjun Harkauli and Mr. Harsh Tyagi, Advocates for UGC. W.P.(C) 792/2018, CM APPL. 3435/2018 DR KAUSTUV DATTA & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Ankur Gulyani Panda, Advocate. versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mohinder Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra and Ms. Tripta Sharma, Advocates for University. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. These petitions arise out of a common dispute concerning fixation of Academic Grade Pay [“AGP”] of the Petitioners, who were appointed as Assistant Professors in the University of Delhi [“DU”]. W.P.(C) 2780/2013 8000. W.P.(C) 792/2018 challenges the consequential recovery proceedings, including orders dated 28th December, 2017 and deductions made from the salaries of the Petitioners. Since the issues arising in both pet

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