SHANKAR LAL Vs. UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE case of the petitioner in short is that in reply to the advertisement dt. 24. 6. 1994 (Annexure-2) issued by the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur i. e. respondent No. 1, petitioner applied for the post of Computer Operator under the Special Assistance Programme in the Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan and on being successful in interview, the petitioner was appointed on the said post by the Vice-Chancellor of the University vide appointment order dated 2. 9. 1994 (Annexure-1 ).

(2.) IT is pertinent to mention herein that in the advertisement dt. 24. 6. 1994 (Ann. 2), it was specifically mentioned that the post advertised is temporary in nature and is tenable till 26. 1. 1999.

(3.) IN reply to show cause notice, the University challenged the maintainability of the writ petition contending inter-alia that the appointment of the petitioner was purely contractual in nature under a Special Assistance Programme (SAP) and was tenable till 26. 1. 1999 which was specifically mentioned in the appointment order. Further, the Scheme which has been mentioned hereinabove was a Scheme which was wholly dependent on the grant received from UGC and all such appointments which were made in the aforesaid Scheme including that of the petitioner were also dependent on the grant received by the University and till the Scheme prevailed they received assistance from UGC.