Judgment

K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J.:- Special leave granted.

2. The Chancellor of the Lucknow University while exercising power under Section 31(8)(a) of the Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 1973 ("the Act) has directed that Km. Neelima Misra, the appellant herein should be appointed as Reader in Psychology in the University. That order has been quashed by the High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench in Writ Petn. No. 2777 of 1978* at the instance of Dr. Harinder Kaur Paintal, respondent (1). This appeal is from that judgment of the High Court.

* Reported in 1989 Lab IC 2248 (All)

3. The background of the case in the barest outline may be stated as under :

The Lucknow University invited applications for appointment of Reader in Psychology from candidates who possessed the prescribed qualifications. In response to the advertisement, several candidates filed their applications. The appellant and respondents 1 to 5 were some of them offered themselves as candidates committee which was constituted for selection of candidates called them for interview along with some others. After considering their qualifications, experience and relative performance in the interview, the Selection Committee