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ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
Jahirul Ahmed Mazumder C/o Altaf Hussain Mazumder – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. FA Mazumder, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K Gogoi, learned counsel for the respondents in the Higher Education Department, Government of Assam, Mr. FU Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the authorities in the Patharkandi College, Ms. B Devi, learned counsel for the respondent No. 6 Amorendranath Choudhury, Mr. SC Keyal, learned counsel for the authorities in the Assam University and Ms. K Borpujari, learned counsel for the authorities in the University Grants Commission.
2. The petitioner offered his candidature pursuant to the advertisement dated 07.08.2020, issued by the Principal of Patharkandi College, amongst others, for the three posts of Assistant Professor in Zoology, wherein one post is stated to be reserved for OBC, one post for UR EWS and the other post is for UR. In the remarks column in the advertisement, it is stated as extracted:-
3. The petitioner has the qualification of masters in Bio-chemistry and he has offered his candidature which was rejected by the selection committee of the
The central legal point established in the judgment is the interpretation of qualification requirements for the post of Assistant Professor in Zoology and the consideration of Bio-chemistry as an all....
The court affirmed that specific subject qualifications are essential for teaching positions, and equivalence determinations are within the purview of expert bodies.
The court emphasized the relevance and equivalence of the qualification possessed by the petitioners, as opined by the University of Jammu and University of Kashmir, and highlighted the importance of....
Even assuming this is true, one fails to gather how Government can go back order because, what is relevant is not equivalency between two qualifications, but as to whether “M.Sc Biotechnology” is a q....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the determination of equivalence of qualifications by an Expert Committee, supported by the State Government, can influence the eligibility of....
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