Shimla, June 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) to release the salary of Dr. Bhawani Singh, who was promoted as Associate Professor (Hindi) in September 2022 under the UGC's Career Advancement Scheme (CAS), but has since been denied the corresponding pay scale due to the university's reliance on the absence of a state government order.

Justice Sandeep Sharma, allowing the petition filed by Dr. Singh, came down heavily on the university and the state government, noting that the denial of salary "deserves to be held bad in law, especially when there is no dispute qua the fact that UGC regulations are fully applicable to the respondent-University."

"Since UGC Regulations provide for promoti...