PUKHRAJ PUROHIT Vs. UNIVERSITY OF JODHPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner, in this writ petition, has challengad the selection of respondent No. 4, 5, and 6 for post of Branch Librarian in the University of Jodhpur. The names of these respondents were recommended by the Selection Committee. Petitioner's case is that this Selection Committee was constituted contrary to Section 4 of the Rajasthan Universities' Teachers and Officers (Special Conditions of Service) Act, 1974 as amended by Act No. 24 of 1976.

(2.) IT was argued by Shri Vyas, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, that the post of Branch Librarian is covered by the definition of the word, 'officer' as defined in Section 2(iii) of the Act, of 1974 which reads as under: - -

(3.) THE aforesaid definition of the word, 'officer' clearly shows that the definition of this word, 'officer' is very wide and covers all sorts of officers from the non -teaching posts irrespective of the fact whether their pay scales are lower than or equal to that of the Assistant Registrar. For the appointments of a ' Teacher' and an 'Officer' in any University of Rajasthan excepting those mentioned in Section 3(3) of the Act, it is mandatory that the recommendation for such a post can only be made by a Selection Committee constituted under Section 4 of the Act and non -compliance of the same would make such selections null and void.