JUDGMENT :

A.K. JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, J.

1. The University of Kerala, its Registrar and the Syndicate are the appellants in this Writ Appeal, aggrieved by the judgment dated 22.10.2020 of the learned Single Judge. The brief facts necessary for a disposal of the Writ Appeal are as follows.

2. The petitioner in the Writ Petition had responded to a Notification inviting applications for the post of Lecturers in various departments of the Kerala University, including the Institute of Management in Kerala, on 17.06.2011. It is not in dispute that the petitioner possessed the required qualification stipulated in the Notification for appointment as a Lecturer. In fact, the Selection Committee, which met on 06.11.2012 recommended the petitioner for selection as Lecturer and placed the said recommendation before the Syndicate of the University for approval. The Syndicate of the University that met to consider the recommendation of the Selection Committee approved the selection of four other persons, who had applied for posts in other Departments, but deferred the approval of the petitioner's selection, on the ground that, there were allegations pending as regards the conduct of the petitioner.