JUDGMENT

Mahabir Singh Sindhu, J. - These writ petitions have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking judicial review of recruitment process relating to appointment of 1091 Assistant Professors & 67 Librarians in Government Colleges of Punjab. For brevity, prayer can be summarized as under:-

(i) to quash the impugned Memo. dated 18.10.2021 for filling up 1091 posts of Assistant Professors & 67 Librarians by two Selection Committees of State Universities;

(ii) to quash the impugned Public notice dated 19.10.2021 along with 33 advertisements (No. 1/2021 to 33/2021) for aforesaid posts;

(iii) to quash the selection process having been vitiated in law;

(v) to direct the official respondents for filling-up all vacant posts of Assistant Professors & Librarians in Government Colleges of Punjab through PPSC as per Service Rules and UGC Regulations;

(vi) to restrain the respondents from finalizing ongoing selection process as well as consequent appointments for the posts in question;

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