LAWS(ALL)-2015-3-120

SEEMA SHARMA Vs. STATE OF U P

Decided On March 31, 2015
SEEMA SHARMA Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U P Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner, who is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Meerut College, Meerut (the College), filed this petition on 29 January 2015 for a direction upon the Chaudhary Charan Singh, University, Meerut (the University) to issue a call letter to the petitioner for appearing before the Selection Committee for the interview scheduled to be held on 3 February 2015 for selection on the post of Professors in the Department of Education.

(2.) IT is stated that an advertisement dated 11 February 2014 was issued for appointment on the posts of Professors in various Departments, including the Department of Education. It was provided that the eligibility criteria would be the same as prescribed in the First Statutes of the University and that the prescribed application form could be downloaded from the website of the University. The petitioner submitted an application on 5 March 2014. The grievance of the petitioner is that though she was eligible to be considered for appointment on the post of Professor in Department of Education of the University, she has not been called by the University to appear before the Committee.

(3.) WHEN the matter was taken up by the Court on 3 February 2015, Sri Anurag Khanna, learned counsel appearing for the respondent University placed before the Court the order dated 3 February 2015 passed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University. This order mentions that the petitioner was not issued any letter for appearing in the interview to be held on 3 February 2015. The reasons mentioned in the order are as follows :-