Devan Ramachandran, J.

In the fasciculous of the large volume of pleadings, materials and documents in these cases, is a short question posed for our consideration, as to whether, for the purpose of appointment as Assistant Professors in various subjects under the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, a candidate should have the Master's degree in the particular subject or whether the stand of the University, in having accepted candidates who have Master's Degree in allied subjects or other relevant subjects also, can be found to be justified.

2. The examination of the various issues in these cases is centered on the qualification prescribed by the University in the Notification issued by it on 05.08.2014, which is then to be tested on the touchstone of the qualifications prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the “University Grants Commission on Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, Regulation 2010” (hereinafter referred to as Regulations for short).

3. In the Employment Notification, which has been placed on reco