JUDGMENT

Mrs. Sujata V. Manohar, J.- The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (hereinafter referred to as CSIR ) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It has been constituted, inter alia, for the purposes of (a) Scientific & Applied Industrial Research of National importance; (b) Setting up Research & Development Projects of National priority with over-all planning for science and technology in the country and for other similar goals including setting up Research & Development Projects sponsored by industries in public/private sector. The respondent was initially given a temporary appointment as Junior Scientific Assistant with effect from 3.1.1959 in Central Food & Technological Research Institute ( CFTRI for short), an institute under the aegis of CSIR .

2. By its advertisement No. 70/59 CSIR invited applications for various posts. The advertisement, inter alia, invited applications for four posts of Senior Technical Assistants. The qualifications for this post were as follows:-

"M.Sc. Degree in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering or in allied field of technology preferably by research with 2-3 years experience of Industrial Int