# TARUN GHAI vs PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-05-27
Citation: CWP 17399/2026
Petitioner: TARUN GHAI
Respondent: PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

[Official PDF on Punjab and Haryana High Court website](https://livedb9010.phhc.gov.in/public/judgments/order-pdf?case_type=CWP&case_no=17399&case_year=2026&order_date=2026-05-27&order_type=FINAL)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

CWP-17399-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 158 CWP-17399-2026 Date of Decision: 27.05.2026 Tarun Ghai …Petitioner Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Keshav Gupta, Advocate and Ms. Anna Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 26.11.2021 whereby respondent No.3-Vice Chancellor, Panjab University has set aside his election to the senate from the ‘Teachers of Affiliated Arts Colleges’ constituency. He is further seeking declaration that he continues to be a teacher of an affiliated college and is eligible to be enrolled as a voter and file his nomination as a candidate. He is also seeking direction to respondent No.2-Chancellor, Panjab University to decide his representation dated 05.12.2021 as well as direction to respondent Nos.1 to 4 to permit him to file his nomination for senate election scheduled for September’ 2026. He is also praying that operation of the impugned order dated 26.11.2021 may be kept in abeyance. 

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