SADANAND MISHRA vs FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE . — C.A. No. 552/2002

Case under Section I-B. Status: Disposed.

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

Section I-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SADANAND MISHRA

    Adv. DINESH KUMAR GARG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE .

    Adv. LAKSHMI RAMAN SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Jan-2002

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  3. 27-Jul-2001

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  4. 02-Jan-2001

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 552/2002

  5. 01-Jan-1970

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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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