Hemant Gupta, CJ.

The petitioner initially filed the present writ petition for issuance of a writ in the nature of prohibition, to restrain the respondents from removing her from the post of Assistant Professor but later on challenge was made to the communication dated 13.02.2017 based on the resolution of the Executive Council of the University dated 10.02.2017 (Annexure P-59). The basis of action against the petitioner and other nine candidates is that such candidates were ineligible for appointment as Assistant Professors as the Ph.D. degree was not awarded to them in accordance with the provisions of UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Awards of M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree), Regulation, 2009 (in short "the UGC Regulations 2009") published in the Gazette of India, July 11, 2009.

2. The respondent-University was earlier established on 18th July, 1946 under the University of Saugor Act, 1946 prior to the Independence of the Country when it was named as “Sagar University” or "University of Saugor”, C.P. & Berar Province". In February, 1983, its name was changed to that of Dr.