JUDGMENT

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)

This writ appeal is directed against the order dated 02.11.2023 made in WP(MD)No.19133 of 2023 filed by the first respondent herein (hereinafter referred to as the writ petitioner).

2.The writ petitioner belongs to a Scheduled Caste. He is a holder of B.E. Mechanical degree from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. He subsequently acquired MBA in Marketing at Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli (appellant herein) and Ph.D. (Marketing) degree from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. When the appellant institution called for applications from eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Professor in December 2020, the writ petitioner applied in response thereto. By then, he had around 13 years of industrial experience and 12 years of teaching experience. He was then serving in Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore. An expert selection committee was constituted and interview was held on 28.01.2021. The writ pet