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HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
ARUN MONGA
Madhu Soodan Rajpurohit S/o Shri Satya Deo Rajpurohit – Appellant
Versus
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Petitioners herein, inter alia, seek quashing of an interview dated 22.07.2014 conducted by respondent No.1 for the post of Professor of Law and declare the respondent No.4 as ineligible for the said post and also seek a declaration that respondent No. 4 is ineligible for the post of Professor in the subject of Law.
2. Briefly speaking, relevant facts as pleaded in the petition are as follows:
2.1. The petitioners were selected by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and appointed as lecturers in Law by the Government of Rajasthan in the year 1995 respectively. Petitioners No.1 and 2 and Respondent No.6 have over 19 years of teaching experience in UG classes and more than 10 years in PG classes.
2.2. On 10.12.2004, Respondent No.4 was appointed as a Lecturer at Bhupal Nobles Law College, Udaipur. He was on probation for a year. On 25.06.2007, Respondent No.4 was selected as an Assistant Professor in Law by Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. On 22.02.2012, Respondent No.4 was selected as an Associate Professor, although he did not meet the required qualifications as per the University Act and UGC regulations. Petitioners plead that they discovered this after an
The court upheld the appointment of Respondent No.4 as Professor, confirming compliance with UGC eligibility criteria and validating the selection process conducted by the university.
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The appointment of a candidate is invalid if they do not disclose current employment and fail to submit a mandatory no objection certificate during the selection process.
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