LAWS(KAR)-2020-12-77

L.UMESH Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Decided On December 02, 2020
L.Umesh Appellant
V/S
STATE OF KARNATAKA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A tussle between the petitioner and respondent No.4 for the post of Director in the autonomous Institute of Nephro- Urology established by the State of Karnataka has led to the filing of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

(2.) Petitioner claims to be a Post Graduate Degree holder (MD) in Paediatrics and super-specialty degree namely DM Nephrology. He joined M.S. Ramaiah Medical College on 13.08.1996 as Assistant Professor and promoted as Associate Professor in the Department of Nephrology with effect from 1.01.2000 and further promoted as Professor of Nephrology with effect from 01.01.2004.

(3.) Pursuant to the notification issued by the third respondent / Institute of Nephro-Urology, he applied for the post of Professor of Nephrology and after due selection process, was appointed as Professor of Nephrology vide Annexure-'B' dated 18.05.2012 and reported for duty on 31.05.2012. He was declared to have satisfactorily completed the probation on 09.02.2015.