B RANGANNA Vs. UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE Petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to respondent-University to issue the petitioner an interview letter for the post of Director of Instruction (Agri) pursuant to the advertisement dated 5. 10. 2004 calling for application to the post.

(2.) IT is the case of the petitioner that he is a B. E. Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and a Gold medalist in M. E. (Ag) in Farm Power and Machinery from Tamilnadu Agricultural University. Petitioner also possesses Ph. D. in Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering from Mcgill university, Canada. Petitioner joined the services in the respondent-University as Instructor in farm Machinery to teach basic Agricultural Engineering subjects and also to undertake research in the same area. Petitioner claims that he has been periodically promoted and is presently working as Professor of Agricultural Engineering Sciences with effect from 30. 5. 1996.

(3.) THE respondent-University issued a notification dated 5. 10. 2004 inviting application for various posts including the post of Director of Instruction (Agri ). One of the qualifications prescribed for the post of Director of Instruction (Agri) is that the candidate shall possess a basic degree in Agricultural Science/related Sciences from a recognised university. Petitioner had applied for the post in pursuance of the notification. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though several others who had applied to the post were issued interview letters, he is not called for interview. On verification he claims to have found that the University has not considered his application for the post of Director of Instruction (Agri) on the ground that he did not satisfy the eligibility criteria, in that, he does not possess a basic degree in Agricultural Science/related science from a recognized University.