PROF. ATUL KUMAR MITTAL vs INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3969/2026 and CM APPL. 29605/2026 Date of Decision: 21.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: PROF. ATUL KUMAR MITTAL, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, SON OF LATE R.P. MITTAL, RESIDENT OF 34, VIKRAMSHILA APARTMENTS, IIT DELHI CAMPUS, NEW DELHI – 110016. .....PETITIONER (Through: Mr. Divyanshu Sahay, Ms. Shradha Narayan and Mr. Akshay Sahay, Advocates.) Versus INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI - 110016. BOARD OF GOVERNORS THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI - 110016. THE DIRECTOR, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI – 110016. MS. X1 THROUGH THE REGISTRAR, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI - 110016. 110016. .....RESPONDENTS (Through: Mr. Arjun Mitra and Ms. Jayanti Jha, Advocates.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 19432/2026 (filed by the petitioner for stay) 1. By way of the instant application, the Petitioner, a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (“IIT”), Delhi, essentially seeks stay of the operatio