RAHUL BHARDWAJ Vs. SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Precisely, the grouse of the petitioner, as has been highlighted in the petition and further canvassed by Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, learned senior counsel duly assisted by Mr. Sparsh Bhushan, Advocate, appearing for the petitioner is that respondent No.1-University, while selecting/appointing respondent No.2 against the post of Assistant Professor (Zoology) wrongly awarded 10 marks for teaching experience on the strength of experience certificates produced by respondent No.2, since she (respondent No.2) did not possess the requisite qualification for appointment as Assistant Professor, and she acquired such qualification i.e. M.Phil. in 2008 and as such, her teaching experience for the year 2004-2008 could not be considered and even the experience from 2008 to 2009 of teaching in Eternal University could not have been considered, for the reason that said University itself denied the factum of respondent No.2 having worked with it and though, later on another certificate has been produced by respondent No.2, from same University, but same carries different dates, coupled with the fact that no B.Sc. or M.Sc. classes were being run in the said University, during said period. Besides this, petitioner has challenged award of '03' marks under heading 'Awards'. Besides this, allegations have been leveled that husband of respondent No.2, who is working in respondent No.1 University, has played a key role in procuring appointment in favour of respondent No.2.

(2.) For, having bird's eye view of the matter, facts of the case, which may be relevant for the adjudication of the case at hand are that, Advertisement No. 01/2021, dtd. 17/8/2021 (Annexure P-1) was issued by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cluster University, Mandi (A State Government University) for various posts, including four posts of Assistant Professor in the pay scale of Rs.15600.0039100+6000 AGP in the subject of Zoology i.e. 3-UR, 1-UR(Ex- SM). The note appended in the advertisement reads as under:

(3.) Annexure P-2 is the Criteria for shortlisting of candidates for interview for the post of Assistant Professors in Universities, which is reproduced herein below: