B R BAPUJI Vs. N SIVARAMAMURTHY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) At issue, in this Writ Petition, is the validity of the second respondent's appointment as Professor of Telugu University in the Department of Language Planning and Modernisation. Pursuant to an advertisement in the newspapers in the moth of July, 1990 inviting applications to fill the post of Professor in the Department of Language Planning and Modernisation, the petitioner - B.R. Bapuji, the second respondent - Dr. B. Ramakrishna Reddy - and some others submitted their applications for the said post. The qualifications prescribed, as mentioned in the newspaper advertisement, are as follows:

(2.) When the petitioner studied for the M.A., degree examination, Socio-Linguistics was one of the prescribed subjects and he obtained 69% in that subject. He obtained first class in the M.A., degree examination and was also awarded a gold medal. His main area of specialisation for Ph.D. according to him, is socio-linguistics while the sub-area of specialisation is language planning. Under his guidance, two candidates obtained M.Phil., degrees. To his credit, he has 10 research papers and one monograph. As regards his proficiency in Telugu, he claims that he had translated one story, one public speech and two books from English to Telugu, besides publishing five articles of literary criticism.

(3.) The second respondent - Dr. B. Ramakrishna Reddy - holds two first class M. A., degrees - one in Hindi and the other in Linguistics. He is a Ph.D., holder in Linguistics from the University of Edinborough. His area of specialisation, according to the counter-affidavit filed by the University, includes Socio-Linguistics. He has authored seven books and published 15 research papers. Under his guidance, six scholars obtained M.Phil., decrees. By the time of his appointment, he was guiding seven scholars for Ph.D., and three for M.Phil. After working in various places as Tutor, Research Assistant and Lecturer, he became Reader in the Osmania University in the Department of Linguistics in 1979 and worked for 10 years till 1989 when he became Professor in the same Department.