Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 403 · Decided 28 August 2001
Punjab University v. V.N. Tripathi and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 403 · [2001] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 280
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9814/1996
- Decided
- 28 August 2001
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Universities : Punjab University Act, 1947 : Section 21-Scope of-University-Registrar-Power to initiate legal proceeding-Held, decision to initiate legal proceeding should be taken by competent authority-Registrar cannot initiate proceedings of his own-Held action taken by Registrar was without relates back to time when action was taken without authority-Refusal to examine the matter on merits despite the ratification would not serve the ends of justice­ Hence matters remanded to First Appellate Court for decision on merits. In legal proceedings between the Appellant-University
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