RAHIMUNNISA Vs. BANGALORE UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE First respondent, Bangalore University by its notification dated 25. 08. 1997 published in the daily newspaper the Indian Express, Bangalore, invited applications for filling up of vacant posts of lectures in the Department of Zoology, Out of 7 posts notified, 3 were reserved for general Merit, while one each for SC, ST Category-I and one SC backlog. Human cytogenetics was shown to be the specialisation reserved for backlog SC. The specilisations as provided for in the notification for the other six posts were Biological Chemistry/animal Biology, Fishery biology/general Physiology of Reproduction.

(2.) THE petitioner, claiming to be a lady candidate belonging to Muslim community-Daravesu, possessing the required qualification, applied for the post of lecturer in the Department of zoology reserved for category-I, by her application dated 14. 10. 1997.

(3.) IT is the allegation of the petitioner that when she appeared for the interview on 18. 09. 1998 before the Board of Appointment, she was compelled to give in writing that her application be treated as one under the General Merit Category and not under Category-I, Muslim-Daravesu as she was told that the said caste was no longer existing as a caste under Category-I and that the university was not interviewing the candidates for the post under category-I.