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[3/26, 14:45] Sekarreporter1: The Hon’ble High Court of Madras directed the Anna University to give promotion to the Associate Professors and Assistant Professors after quashing the decision of the University prescribing conditions of guiding a PhD candidate in the case of Associate Professors to become Professors and recognition of supervisorship for PhD in the case of Assistant Professors to become Associate Professors.

The Court has held that rules of the game cannot be changed after the selection was over. The Hon’ble Court further held that research guidance is one of the components under Academic Performance Indicator (API) score, which was exempted by the AICTE, the State Government and the University itself for the relevant period in its notification calling for applications.

The Hon’ble Court held “without any uniform bench mark put in place, promotions cannot allowed to capriciously depend on the opinion formation viz., subjective satisfaction of the committee members, giving room for the personal preferences and predilection of the members in rejecting or clearing the candidate”. “This court is unable to appreciate as to how the interview committee can allow and disallow the candidates without evolving any particular bench mark under the pretext of the so-called subjective satisfaction”.

For petitioners Senior Counsel Mr. Isaac Mohanlal and others appeared.
[3/26, 14:47] Sekarreporter1: W.P.Nos.30069 of 2019 etc.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Order reserved on 21.12.2020
Order delivered on 19.03.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.PARTHIBAN
W.P.Nos.30069, 21594, 21598, 30067,
30071, 30073 & 26211 of 2019
and
W.P.Nos.5255, 6485, 5258, 13539,
13542 & 5252 of 2020
and
W.M.P.Nos.30014, 30015, 30016, 30013, 30009, 30010,
30008 & 30006 of 2019
and
W.M.P.Nos.16778, 6205, 16782, 16783, 6210,
237, 239, 273, 326, 486, 6208, 6212, 6214,
4559, 7681,7682, 16780, 567 & 6211 of 2020
W.P.No.30069 of 2019
Dr. Ganapathi Malarvizhi
Associate Professor,
Division of Transportation Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering
College of Engineering, Guindy,
Anna University,
Chenni – 600 025. ..Petitioner
Page No.1/50
https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/
[3/26, 14:48] Sekarreporter1: W.P.Nos.30069 of 2019 etc.
all attendant benefits including seniority and arrears of salary and
allowances.
For Petitioners in
WP Nos.30069, 30067, 30071
& 30073/2019, 5255, 5252, 6485,
5258, 13539 & 13542/2020 :Mr. Isaac Mohanlal
Senior Counsel
for M/s. Isaac Chambers
For Petitioners in
W.P.Nos.21594, 21598 & 26211/2019 : Mr.AR.L.Sundaresan,
Senior Counsel
for AR.M.Arunachalam
For Respondents 1 & 2
in all the W.Ps : Mr.V.Kathirvelu,
Special Government Pleader
For 3rd
respondents in
W.P.Nos.5252, 5255, 6485, 5258/2020
& 30071 & 30073/2019 : Mrs.Narmada Sampath
Additional Advocate General
assisted by
Mr.M.Vijay Kumar
Standing Counsel
For 3rd
respondents in
W.P.Nos.30069, 21594, 21598, 30067,
& 26211 of 2019 & W.Ps. 13539,
& 13542 of 2020 : Mrs.Narmada Sampath
Additional Advocate General
assisted by
Mr.L.P.Shanmugasundram
Special Government Pleader.

For 4th respondent in all W.Ps. : Mr.B.Rabu Manohar
Standing Counsel
Page No.3/50
https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/

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