CHAMAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF UP

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Shri Ashok Khare, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Syed Fahim Ahmad appearing for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel represents State respondents.

(2.) The petitioner was selected by the U.P. Higher Education Service Commission for the post of Principal of Degree College, in pursuance to the advertisement No. 36/PGM/477. He was placed at serial No. 58 in the select list, and was allotted 'Digamber Jain P.G. College Debai, Bulandshahr'.

(3.) Prior to his selection, the petitioner was teaching in the Department of Agricultural/Chemistry in Gocher Mahavidyalaya, Rampur Maniharan, District Saharanpur, for last 25 years. He made a representation to the Director of Education (Higher Education), U.P., on 9.1.2009 stating that he had not applied for the Digamber Jain College Debai, Bulandshahr, which is an undergraduate College. His placement is not in accordance with the advertisement for the post of Principal of Post Graduate College and that he should be placed in an appropriate college. He requested:- 'so I kindly request that my application should be entertained and the proper proceedings may kindly be adopted in my favour."