(1.) The petitioner has approached this Court for the following relief's:
(2.) It appears that All India Council for Technical Education (A.I.C.T.E.) issued a Notification on 05.03.2010 whereby possessing a Ph.D. degree for appointment on the post of Assistant Professor (re-designated as Associate Professor) was made mandatory. The notification dated 05.03.2010 of the A.I.C.T.E. was adopted by the Government of Jharkhand by Resolution dated 31.03.2012. The name of the petitioner was duly recommended by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (J.P.S.C.) on 10.08.2011 and 07.09.2011 however, he was not offered appointment on the post of Assistant Professor and therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.
(3.) The relevant paragraphs of the counter-affidavit filed by the respondents are as under: