S ARULSELVAN Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is a B. E. (Mech. Engg.) Degree holder with 57. 75% marks. He is also a M. E. (Prod.) Degree holder with 63. 66% marks. He has approached this Court questioning Clause 5 of the prospectus issued by the Teachers recruitment Board for direct recruitment of Lecturers in the Government engineering Colleges/polytechnics (2005-06), as the said clause excludes the first Class Master's Degree in the branch of engineering as an alternative qualification.

(2.) I heard Mr. K. M. Ramesh, the learned counsel for the petitioner and mr. R. Muthukumaraswamy, the learned Additional Advocate General for the respondents.

(3.) THE Government of Tamil Nadu decided to recruit Lecturers and senior Lecturers for appointment in Government Engineering Colleges/ polytechnics (2005-06) by direct recruitment through the Teachers' Recruitment board, Chennai. In the prospectus, among other eligibility norms, the minimum educational qualification is also prescribed. Clause 5 of the prospectus reads as follows:-Subjects qualifications lectu-RERS english, MATHEMATICS PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY and COMMERCE a First Class Master's Degree in the appropriate branch of study. LECTU-RERS (For all other subjects)A First Class Bachelor's degree in the branch of Engineering relating to the post concerned. SENIOR LECTU-RERS spinning and WEAVING (a) A First Class Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and (b) 5 years experience in teaching/industry/research at the level of Lecturer or equivalent grade in Spinning and Weaving. SENIOR LECTU-RERS textile CHEMISTRY (a) A First Class Bachelor's degree in Textile Technology and (b) 5 years experience in teaching/industry/research at the level of Lecturer or equivalent grade in Textile Processing.