Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Ex-Judge to look into selection process

10/09/2019, STAFF REPORTER ,MADURAI

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has appointed retired High Court Judge D. Hariparanthaman to look into the legality and fairness of the selection process for appoint of staff to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College at Melaneelithanallur in Tirunelveli district.

Taking cognisance of allegations made over the functioning and management of the institution, a Division Bench of Justices M. Sathyanarayanan and B. Pugalendhi appointed the retired judge to look into the legality of the process. The case was adjourned till September 25 for filing of a report.

The court was hearing a petition that sought a direction to appoint a former judge as administrator to monitor the appointments and see if they were made in accordance with the by-laws of the institution. It was agreed to constitute a committee to look into the appointments of staff of the college, following which interviews were held. However, the results were not announced.

In order to ascertain the fairness of the selection process, the court appointed the retired judge to look into the records. The management was directed to assist the retired judge in this regard and pay a sum of ₹2 lakh as remuneration.

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