J.SOUNDARARAJAN Vs. UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present Writ Petition has been directed against the Notification dated 05.01.2020, issued by the respondent University to fill up the post of Professor in Ancient History and Archaeology Department and for a direction to the respondent University to consider the appointment of the Petitioner as the Professor in the said Department under the Career Advancement Scheme [hereinafter referred to as "CAS"].

(2.) The case of the Petitioner is that he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the year 2004, in the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology in the respondent University. The services of the petitioner was confirmed in the year 2006. The petitioner was thereafter promoted to the post of Assistant Professor (Stage 2) in the year 2013 under the CAS with effect from 08.11.2008. Thereafter, the petitioner was promoted as Assistant Professor (Stage 3) under CAS with effect from 08.11.2013.

(3.) The petitioner was thereafter awarded promotion as Associate Professor (Stage 4) with effect from 08.11.2017, on the recommendation of the Selection Committee by its official communication dated 24.09.2018, under CAS. The petitioner was made as the Head in-charge of the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology on 27.06.2019.