PRIYA JOSHI vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND — WPSB/167/2026

Case under Under Article 226 of the Constituion of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: UKHC010043622026

Filing Number

WPSB/2310/2026

Filing Date

19-Mar-2026

Registration No

WPSB/167/2026

Registration Date

19-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash Upadhyay

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash Upadhyay

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

SERVICE WRIT PETITION ( 1 )

Sub-Category

APPOINTMENT ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

ALL SECTIONS (CIVIL AND CRIMINAL)

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 02-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Under Article 226 of the Constituion of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRIYA JOSHI

    Adv. DIVYA TIWARI,ANIL KUMAR JOSHI,ANIL KUMAR JOSHI, ,ANIL KUMAR JOSHI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

  2. 2.SOBAN SINGH JEENA UNIVERSITY ALMORA

    Adv. C S RAWAT

  3. 3.VICE CHANCELLOR

    Adv. C S RAWAT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash UpadhyayView PDF

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash UpadhyayView PDF

    Summary: The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed Priya Joshi's petition seeking extension of her temporary Guest Lecturer position until a permanent Assistant Professor post could be filled. The court found that her appointment was purely temporary and could be terminated without notice under the agreement terms, and upheld the university's decision not to extend her tenure beyond June 2025 due to unsatisfactory performance—she was absent for 96 days out of 180 and failed to provide satisfactory explanation to a show-cause notice. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Fresh Cases For Admission -3

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash Upadhyay

  5. 19-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPSB/167/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed Priya Joshi's petition seeking extension of her temporary Guest Lecturer position until a permanent Assistant Professor post could be filled. The court found that her appointment was purely temporary and could be terminated without notice under the agreement terms, and upheld the university's decision not to extend her tenure beyond June 2025 due to unsatisfactory performance—she was absent for 96 days out of 180 and failed to provide satisfactory explanation to a show-cause notice. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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