Writ of quo warranto lies only when appointment is contrary to statutory provisions

Court is satisfied that the petitioner seeking a writ of quo warranto has demonstrably failed to plead and establish that appointment of 5th respondent Sanjay Kumar Patil as Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University is in violation of the statutory rules. The petitioner has evidently failed to plead and establish the applicability of UGC Regulations, 2010 to 3rd respondent IGKVV, as the applicable statutory regulations particularly, clause 7.3.0 of the UGC Regulations, 2010, prescribed qualification for the post of Vice-Chancellor and as such, the law laid down by Their Lordship...