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1. This Letter's Patent Appeal is preferred against the judgment dt.30.11.2012 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP-6458-2012 setting aside the selection and appointment of the appellant as a Registrar of National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research, Mohali (for short "NIPER")-respondent No.4 at the instance of respondents No.1 and 2. The Backgrounds Facts

2. NIPER had advertised, vide advertisement No.02/2011 ( R-3), for selection to the post of Registrar on 29.01.2011. The appointment was to be on contract basis for 5 years as per clause 12 of the said advertisement.

13. Thereupon the statutes of the University were amended and notified on 3.7.201 by a Gazette publication. Clause 6.1 of the statutes of NIPER stated "the NIPER adopts a policy of making appointments on regular basis".

14. Subsequently, the LPAs were admitted on 28.06.2014 and directions for stay were ordered to be continued.

15. SLP(C)-3300-03 of 2015 filed in the Supreme Court challenging the stay orders passed in LPAs was dismissed on 23.08.2015.

32. On 22.08.2019, Board of Governors held as under:

"BoG noted that the stay granted on 17.12.2012 on the appeal of Sh. Waraich (LPA-2094-2012) against the decision of High Court dt.30.11.2012 in CWP-6458-2011 setting aside the appointment, was vacated in July 2018 as the same was considered redundant. However, the stay on the appeal filed by NIPER was vacated on 22.05.2019 after it made fresh plea to {2023:PHHC:064243-DB} withdraw its appeal. Accordingly, the BoG concluded that the relieving of Sh. Waraich on 31.07.2018 was not correct as second stay on appeal of NIPER was still continuing and this has been allowed to be withdrawn only on 22.05.2019. Any decision about his relieving or otherwise can be thus taken only after 22.05.2019 following CCS (CCA) rules applicable to regular employee". Since the second appeal by NIPER has been dismissed as withdrawn, the Institute may take necessary action regarding the accommodation as per the rules as opined in 73rdBoG meeting.

33. Thereafter the appellant submitted several appeals/requests to the Director, NIPER, Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel and the Secretary, Department of Personnel for implementation of the direction of the 73rd Meeting of the Board of Governors, NIPER dt.22.08.2019, but to no effect.

34. Thereafter, the Department of Personnel issued fresh direction to the then Director, NIPER (Additional Charge NIPER) on 12.01.2021 to the following effect:-