Supreme Court of India

Dr. Km. Suman Agarwal v. The Vice Chancellor and Ors.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 802
Bench K. Ramaswamy, B.L. Hansaria and S.B. Majmudar JJ.
Decided 29 November 1995

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What the Court ordered

We hold that in the cadre of Reader, Dr. (Mrs.) Hiru Kumar is senior to the appellant, but whether she is entitled to regular promotion as Professor or she is entitled to the post of Director on regular basis would depend upon the filling up the post of a Professor.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

U.P. State Universities Act 1973, S. 3l( ) r/w Statutes ll.12B(l), (6) and (ll)(i)-Appointment of Respondent as Reader under personal promo­ tion schem&-Whether forms part of the cadre of Readers-Held, yes : but would be only temporary addition to the cadre. U.P. State Unive;sities Act 1973, S.31( ) r/w Statutes 17.05 (b}-fnter se seniority-Respondent appointed as Reader by personal promotion earlier to appellant recruited directly-Held, Respondent is senior to appellant; rela­ tive seniority of candidates from two streams fused into the relevant cadre as Reader. Appellant SA was in July 1987

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