H K PUROHIT Vs. UNIVERSITY OF JODHPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ petition the petitioner challenges the selections of respondents Nos. 3 to 8, made by the University of Jodhpur to the posts of Assistant Registrars. By advertisements, latest being of March 31, 1984, the Registrar, University of Jodhpur invited applications for the posts of Assistant Registrar - three permanent and one plan post. The qualifications 'ad down were - Bachelors degree from a recognised University and experience of about seven years in supervisory capacity in a University, Board of Secondary Education, Educational INstitution of reput or college of post-graduate standard, Out of 116 applicants who applied for the said posts, 24 were called for interview and only 18 attended the same. The selection committee made three separate recommendations on September 16, 1984. Three persons, namely, Shri K. L. Paliwal, Shri S. D. Khilnani and Shri B. N. Agarwal were recommended for the three non-plan posts and the name of Shri L. C. Jain was included in the reserve list for the non-plan post- Shri T. P. Singh was recommended for the plan State post. The recommendations were accepted by the Syndicate and in consequence the respondents Nos. 3 to 7 were appointed on the posts of Assistant Registrar. Respondent No. 8 was subsequently appointed on January 3, 1986. His name was included by the Selection Committee in the reserve plan post. The petitioner had also applied for the post, but his name was not recommended. Therefore, he filed the present writ petition in this Court challenging the selection was appointment of the respondents Nos. 3 to 8 on the post of Assistant Registrar.

(2.) THE petitioner's main contention is that the selection made by the selection committee was without any application of mind and further that the record of the Selection Committee was not placed before the Syndicate and therefore, the approval accorded by the Syndicate to the said selection was mechanical and was without application of mind.

(3.) NO order as to costs. .