Saturday, June 14, 2008

High Court stays varsity order

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, June 13: The AP High Court on Friday stayed the notification issued by Sri Krishnadevaraya University to recruit teaching faculty in the University College of Engineering And Technology.
Mr. A Sreenivasulu and two others had filed a petition challenging the notification in the High Court.
They told the court that the university issued notifications on
June 5 and 6 calling for walk-in- interview for recruiting teaching faculty.
The petitioners contended that the notification was illegal and flouted statutory provisions under the AP Universities Act 1991.
The petitioners said the walk-in-interview concept was unheard of in university colleges.
The petitioners alleged that the walk in interview is only a formality conceptualised by the vice-chancellor of the university to have persons of his choice.
The Indus Law Firm, counsel for the petitioners, argued that though an obligation was cast upon the university to create the posts for the faculty positions by obtaining approval of the Executive Council of the university, the said exercise was not undertaken.
After hearing the arguments Justice L Narasimha Reddy stayed the notification till further orders.

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