SUMAN JAIN Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Kauntey Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Rahul Agarwal, learned counsel for respondent-University.

(2.) Petitioner before this Court is working at the respondent University namely Banaras Hindu University since 1996 and has faced a Selection Committee for the post of Senior Professor (Academic Level 15) in the Department of Ancient Indian History Culture (AIHC) and Archaeology under Career Advancement Scheme for the first time.

(3.) The petitioner was earlier appointed on the post of Lecturer in Palaeography in Department of AIHC and Archaeology under a 'Special Assistant Programme'. Later on, she was promoted on the post of Lecturer (Senior Scale) in the Department of AIHC & Archaeology and in similar manner she was promoted as a Reader, Associate Professor, and Professor (Stage-V) in the Department of AIHC and Archaeology and now in terms of a Notification dtd. 18/7/2018 of the University Grants Commission, she has to face a selection committee, constituted for the post of Senior Professor (Academic Level 15) in terms of Clause 5.1 (iv) of said notification.