B.AMIT STHALEKAR,J. - (1.) The petitioner is appearing in person and is seeking a writ in the nature of qua warranto to the respondents no.5, 6 and 7 to show cause by what right they are holding an independent substantive public statutory offices of Registrar, Vice Chancellor and Finance Officer respectively.
(2.) The petitioner states that he is an independent legal researcher and public spirited person and was residing in House No.D-2, Type-V, Faculty Housing, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, U.P. until 28.04.2018 when he and his family members were forcibly evicted from the said quarter by the Respondent-University. He states that he was removed from the post of Senior Scientific Officer by the Respondent-University challenging which he filed Writ Petition (C) No.51962 of 2014 which is stated to be still pending in the High Court. It is stated that he had earlier filed a Writ Petition (C) No.63625 of 2014 seeking a writ of quo warranto for the removal of Dr. J.P. Sharma, a retired IAS Officer from the post of Vice-Chancellor of the Respondent-University which was dismissed by this Court, against which he filed Special Leave Petition being Diary No.10128 of 2016 in the Supreme Court of India. It is further stated that he has filed Writ Petition (PIL) No.54883 of 2014 seeking writ of quo warranto for the removal of Mr. Pushyapati Saxena from the post of Registrar of the Respondent-University but that writ petition had become infructuous after Pushyapati Saxena had been transferred from the post of Registrar by the State Government.
(3.) It is stated that the respondent no.5, Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh is a serving Provincial Administrative Service Officer under the State of U.P. who has been appointed as Registrar of the University. The respondent no.6, Dr. Prabhat Kumaris a serving Indian Administrative Officer of 1985 batch and is holding the post of Educational Commissioner as well as Chairman, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority but he has been appointed as Vice- Chancellor of the University. The respondent no.7, Mr. P.S. Chaudhary, is an Officer of the State Government but has been appointed as the Finance Officer of the Respondent-University. It is stated that the respondent no.5 joined as Registrar of the University on 19.07.2017. The respondent no.6 joined as Vice-Chancellor of the University on 14.09.2017.;