J.Chitra VS. R.Somashekar

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J.Chitra VS. R.Somashekar

The Judgement Information System CASE NO.: Appeal (civil) 2979 of 2008

PETITIONER: SHIV PRASAD

RESPONDENT: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 25/04/2008

BENCH: C.K. THAKKER & D.K. JAIN

JUDGMENT: J U D G M E N T

REPORTABLE

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2979 OF 2008

ARISING OUT OF

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NO. 23900 OF 2003

WITH

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2989 OF 2008

ARISING OUT OF

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) NO.14514 OF 2004 Dr. (Mrs.) MADHU JAIN ... APPELLANTS

VERSUS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS. ... RESPONDENTS

C.K. THAKKER, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Both these appeals have been instituted by the appellants being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Uttranchal (now Uttrakahand) on September 18, 2003 in Writ Petition No. 802 (S/B) of 2001.

3. Shortly stated the facts of the case are that on August 10, 2000, Roorkee University issued an advertisement for filling up various vacancies in different faculties. The controversy in present appeals relates to the vacancy position in the Department of Mathematics. As observed in the impugned judgment of the High Court, there were six posts of Professors (unreserved) and three posts of Associate/Assistant Professors. Out of three posts, two were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates while one was for General Category: Unreserved (UR). They were to be filled under Flexible Cadre Structure (FCS) in accorda...

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