MARKANDEY KATJU, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted.

( 2 ) THIS appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment and order dated 21. 9. 2006 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in CWP No. 6642 of 2005.

( 3 ) HEARD learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

( 4 ) THE short question in this appeal is whether the appellant fulfills the requisite academic qualification for appointment to the post of Reader in public Administration in Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa.

( 5 ) THE respondent-university issued an advertisement for direct recruitment for various posts, including the post of Reader in Public administration. The appellant herein, claiming to be fully eligible and qualified for the post of Reader in Public Administration, applied for the aforementioned post on the prescribed format. A Selection Committee interviewed the appellant on 18. 7. 2004 as per the call letter dated 8. 7. 2004. The appellant was selected as Reader and he joined as such on 4. 4. 2005.

( 6 ) RESPONDENT No. 2 herein, Dr. Raj Kumar Siwach, who was a Lecturer in Public Administration had also applied for the post of Reader, but he was not selected and instead the appellant was selected. Hence, res