SUSHIL KUMAR SHARMA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to place and appoint the petitioner as Principal in Agra College, Agra or Meerut College, Meerut, pursuant to the selection no. 798 dated 7.2.2008 made by the U.P. Higher Education Service Commission hereinafter referred to as the Commission.

(2.) BRIEFLY stated facts giving rise to the present writ petition are as follows:- According to the petitioner ,at present, he is working as Reader in the Faculty of Law, Agra College, Agra which is affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra. The Commission advertised the post of Principal in various Post -graduate and Degree Colleges in the State of U.P. vide advertisement no. 39 published in the leading daily news-papers on 24.2.2005. The petitioner applied for the post of Principal and the selections for the post of Principal in various Post -graduate Colleges were held. The petitioner was selected by the Commission and his name was mentioned at Serial No. 62 in the select list dated 2.7.2008 published by the Commission. On 22.12.2008, the Director of Higher Education hereinafter referred to as the Director published a notice inviting all the selected candidates to be present in person in his office on 26.12.2008 at 10.00 am for the purpose of placement of the selected candidates according to the preference given by them. The petitioner also appeared before the respondent no. 2 on 26.12.2008 for the purpose of placement and the petitioner was allotted Janta Post - Graduate, College, Ajitmal, Auraiya. According to the petitioner, the respondent nos. 4 and 5 have been given placement as the Principal in the Agra College, Agra and in the Meerut College, Meerut respectively and these two persons did not have law degree.

(3.) IN view of the foregoing discussion, we do not find merit in the writ petition which is accordingly, dismissed in limine.