Recruitment irregularity: HC summons univ registrar
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:28.03.2019
The Madras high court on Wednesday summoned the registrar of Periyar University to appear before the court on Thursday in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment of assistant professors.
A division bench of Justice K K Sasidharan and Justice P D Audikesavalu passed the interim order after the court was informed that the university had promoted an assistant professor appointed through the recruitment despite a single judge of the court having declared the appointment illegal.
The issue pertains to the appointment of G Sudha as associate professor to the department of biochemistry in the university. She was hired through a recruitment notification dated March 28, 2013.
According to the original petitioner, C Thirunavukkarasu, who was also a candidate, though the interview was for the post of professor, after the interview Sudha was appointed associate professor on the grounds that she performed better than other candidates.
Allowing the plea, a single judge of the court on December 21, 2017, declared the appointment illegal and directed the university to conduct fresh recruitment. Aggrieved, Sudha moved an appeal and obtained an interim stay against the operation of the single judge order.
While the appeal was pending before the division bench, the university had allegedly promoted Sudha. Taking a serious view of the act, the bench directed the registrar to appear before the court for an explanation.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:28.03.2019
The Madras high court on Wednesday summoned the registrar of Periyar University to appear before the court on Thursday in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment of assistant professors.
A division bench of Justice K K Sasidharan and Justice P D Audikesavalu passed the interim order after the court was informed that the university had promoted an assistant professor appointed through the recruitment despite a single judge of the court having declared the appointment illegal.
The issue pertains to the appointment of G Sudha as associate professor to the department of biochemistry in the university. She was hired through a recruitment notification dated March 28, 2013.
According to the original petitioner, C Thirunavukkarasu, who was also a candidate, though the interview was for the post of professor, after the interview Sudha was appointed associate professor on the grounds that she performed better than other candidates.
Allowing the plea, a single judge of the court on December 21, 2017, declared the appointment illegal and directed the university to conduct fresh recruitment. Aggrieved, Sudha moved an appeal and obtained an interim stay against the operation of the single judge order.
While the appeal was pending before the division bench, the university had allegedly promoted Sudha. Taking a serious view of the act, the bench directed the registrar to appear before the court for an explanation.
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