AMBUJ MOHANTI Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The short point of challenge in this writ petition in respect of which exhaustive oral arguments have been advanced before this Court by Shri Kashi Kanta Moitra, Ld. Senior Counsel is to the selection of an incumbent to the post of Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (for short IIM-C). Sri Moitra primarily argues the following points.

(2.) That whether proper procedure was followed for the selection to the post of Director, IIM-C which was advertised in the year 2012. Sri Moitra points out that in terms of a website advertisement dated 6th September, 2012 the petitioner, who himself is a Professor for long at the IIM-C applied. The said website advertisement dated 6th September, 2012 reads as follows:-

(3.) The age requirement in terms of the said advertisement was as follows:- "Preferably not more than 60 years of age."