1. Petitioner is a lecturer in an aided College which is governed by the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976 (in Short, 'the Act'). Petitioner had not studied Tamil. He has stated that he is conversant with Urdu and Telugu languages as also in English.

2. The Petitioner is a lecturer in Zoology. He had studied M.Sc.., M.Phil. The qualifications held by the petitioner satisfy the qualifications which have been prescribed by the University for that post.

3. The Act in Chapter IV deals with the terms and conditions of service of teachers and other persons employed in Private Colleges. Section 15 deals with qualifications for teachers and other persons employed in private colleges and it provides that the university may make regulations statutes or ordinances specifying the qualifications required for the appointment of teachers and other persons employed in any Private College."

4. Section 16 deals with the appointment of teachers and other persons in Private Colleges. It provides that,

(1) No person who does not possess the qualification specified under Section 15 shall, on or after the date of commencement of this Act, be appointed as teacher or other em