SADANAND MISHRA vs FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE . — C.A. No. 552/2002
Case under Section I-B. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010000612001
Filing Date
02-Jan-2001
Registration No
C.A. No. 552/2002
Diary Number
61/2001
Order Date
18-Jan-2002
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 12-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.SADANAND MISHRA
Adv. DINESH KUMAR GARG
Respondent(s)
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1.FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE .
Adv. LAKSHMI RAMAN SINGH
Case History
Summary: Sadanand Mishra v. Forest Research Institute (C.A. 552/2002) The Supreme Court allowed Sadanand Mishra's appeal against the High Court's dismissal of his writ petition seeking admission to Forest Research Institute's M.Sc. Environment Management program. The Court found the Institute's rejection of his application was based on irrelevant grounds—requiring a 3-year B.Sc. degree when Mishra held a valid 2-year B.Sc. (1984), which was the standard at that time. The Court rejected the High Court's additional reasoning regarding the 16-year gap between his graduation and application. Outcome: The appeal was allowed, the High Court's judgment and Institute's rejection were set aside, and Mishra was directed to be admitted to the M.Sc. program in the next available session. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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