LAWS(CAL)-1998-4-37

UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN Vs. DR. PRASHANTA KUMAR CHATTERJEE

Decided On April 06, 1998
UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN Appellant
V/S
Dr. Prashanta Kumar Chatterjee Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant-university being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with a judgment and order dated 24.12.97 passed in C.O. No. 7919 (W) of 1996 has preferred this appeal whereby and whereunder the writ application filed by first respondent was allowed, wherein he, inter alia, prayed for issuance of the following writs:-

(2.) The basic fact of the matter is not in dispute.

(3.) The first respondent was head of the department of history of the Burdwan University. He superannuated on 31.1.1996. Prior to his superannuation he, in terms of the University Ordinance No. 10 (T.U.) filed an application for his re-appointment. According to the petitioner, he fulfils all the conditions for re-appointment and the Screening Committee and the Executive Council had all along been granting such re-appointment almost as a matter of course.