Supreme Court of India

D.S. Reddy v. Chancellor, Osmania University & Ors.

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Reported as [1967] 2 S.C.R. 214
Bench K. Subba Rao, J.C. Shah, S. M. Sjkri, V. Ramaswami and C.A. Vaidjalingam JJ.
Decided 9 December 1966

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, we accept the contentions of the learned counsel for the appellant, and hold that s. 5 of the Second Amend­ ment Act (Act XI of 1966), introducing s. 13A in the Act, is discri­ minatory and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution and, as such, has to be struck down as unconstit•;t;onal.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Constitution of India, Article 14-Appellant appoimed Vice·Chan­ ce//or under s. 12(1) of Osmania University Act, 1959 for 5 years­ -nding Act II of 1966 by new s. 13(1) reducing term of office of Vice.ChancellorS to 3 years and by new s. 12(2) providing procedure for their removaJ--Second Amending Act XI of 1966 introducing new s. 13A providing for appointment of new Vice-Chancellor within 90 days in place ·of appellant-Thus benefit of s. 12(2) ands. 13(1) denied to appellant-Whether classification of existing Vic!!-Chancellor and future appointees justified or discrimbuuory. As a result of

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