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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
RAJESH MAZUMDAR
Archana Gogoi, W/O Mr. Ajit Kr. Dowra – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By Its Commissioner And Secretary To The Govt. Of Assam, Education (Higher) Department – Respondent
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| 1. background facts, employment regularization dispute, and challenged phd qualifications under ugc norms. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. parties' contentions regarding phd validity, retrospectivity of ugc notifications, and entitlement to ugc pay scales. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 3. review of applicable ugc (minimum standards for phd) regulations, 2009 and the 2015 clarification. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. interpreting the 2015 ugc clarification as retroactive and defining mandatory internal faculty supervisor requirements. (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 5. requirements for ugc pay and protection against arbitrary termination based on non-compliance with phd/net standards. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Mazumdar, J.
Heard Mr. K.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner in all the writ petitions. Mr. K. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, appears for the Department of Higher Education in all the writ petitions. Dr. A. Chamuah, learned standing counsel, appears for the UGC in WP(C) No. 4721/2021 and WP(C) No. 6543/2021, and Dr. P. Agarwal, learned standing counsel, appears for the UGC in WP (C) No. 556/2024. Mr. S.K. Das
Clarificatory notifications regarding academic standards that make implicit regulatory requirements explicit operate retrospectively. Consequently, research degrees obtained in violation of mandatory....
The denial of UGC scale of pay from the date of regularization based on unjust conditions is discriminatory, violating equal treatment under Article 14.
Judgment affirms the necessity of due process in employment, emphasizing that failure to provide a hearing before termination violates natural justice. UGC regulations' retrospective application prot....
Qualifications - UGC has prescribed minimum eligibility qualification for appointment of Assistant Professor (PG) in English and notification/advertisement was issued prescribing minimum eligibility ....
Qualifications for lecturer appointments must be met at the time of appointment, and later-acquired qualifications do not retroactively qualify an individual.
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