Hon’ble V.K. Shukla, J.—Dr. Y.K. Varshneya, an Associate Professor at the Department of Accounts and Law, Faculty of Commerce, S.V. College, Aligarh, is before this Court questioning the validity of impugned placement order dated 25th May, 2011 passed by Director of Education (Higher), U.P. at Allahabad recommending Dr. Arun Kumar Dixit to be appointed as Principal of the Institution concerned.

2. Brief background of the case, as is emanating in the present writ petition, is that in the District of Aligarh there is an Institution known as Shri Varshneya College, a Post Graduate College affiliated with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra. Selection and appointment on the post of Principal and Teachers has to be made strictly in consonance with provisions as contained under the U.P. State Universities Act and U.P. Higher Education Service Commission Act and other allied provisions.

3. In the Institution concerned, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Sharma, who has been performing and discharging duties as Principal, attained his age of superannuation and the Managing Committee, in its turn, sent request to U.P. Higher Education Service Commission in terms of Section 12 of the U.P. Higher Educ