B S SIDHU Vs. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is in the service of the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (hearinafter referred to as 'the University' ). He has done his Ph. D. in Agronomy from the University. He has 23 years' research experience to his credit. Out of this, his 18 years'experience is in the sugarcane crop.

(2.) THE petitioner started his career in the University in January, 1959, as Research Assistant, Later in March, 1971, be was appointed Assistant Sugarcane Physiologist in the University. In February, 1978 he was made Assistant Agronomist. In March, 1983, he was promoted as Agronomist. Even as Agronomist, the petitioner has been closely associated with the Inter Cropping Studies of Mentba in Sugarcane since 1984 85. Latter on, when tame studies wore shifted to Sugarcane Research Station, Jalandhar, in the year 1936, the petitioner continued to remain associated with them. He was associated With the research work of this crop along with the Director, Sugarcane Resarch Station, Jalandhar.

(3.) DR. R. S. Kanwar, Director, Punjab Agricultural University, Sugarcane Research Station, Jalandhar, in his certificate dated October 16, 1986, issued to the petitioner, recorded as follows :