1. - The petitioner holds a degree of Master of Science (Botany) and he also has a doctorate in Science to his credit. He was holding the post of Lecturer in Botany in the University of Udaipur (hereinafter to be referred to as the University'). The University advertised the post of Reader in the Department of Botany by the Advertisement No. 10/71, dated September 20, 1971. The petitioner as well as the respondent No. 3 Shri L.N. Vyas, who was also then working as a Lecturer in the Department of Botany in the University, appeared before the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose of selecting a suitable candidate for the post of Reader in Botany. The respondent No. 3 was selected for the aforesaid post by the Selection Committee, while the petitioner was not selected. Consequently, the respondent No. 3 was appointed as Reader in Botany in the University on the basis of the recommendation of the Selection Committee. The petitioner, by means of this writ petition, seeks to challenge the appointment of respondent No. 3 as Reader in Botany in the University as a result of the aforesaid selection.

2. The only ground on which the selection of the respondent No. 3 has been