The Delhi University was directed to select lecturers for appointment in itself and in its affiliated companyleges strictly in accordance with the said Regulations.
He averred that the advertisement for applications in this behalf did number lay down that can didates should have passed the test prescribed by the said Regulations and that candidates who had number passed that test would number be called for interview.
3 SCR 217 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by BHARUCHA, J. Upon a writ petition filed by Raj Singh the first respondent in this appeal the Delhi High Court held that the University Grants Commission Qualifications required of a person to be appointed to the teaching staff of a University and institution affiliated to it Regulations, 1991, numberified on 19th September, 1991, by the University Grants Commission the second respondent in this appeal were valid and man datory and the Delhi University the appellant was obliged under law to companyply therewith.
The writ petition was companytested by the Delhi University.
This appeal by special leave is filed by the Delhi University.
It was the case of the Delhi University that the said Regulations were beyond the companypetence of the University Grants Commission U.G.C. and that, in any event, they were directory and number mandatory.
The writ petition was filed because Raj Singh had applied for the post of lecturer in Commerce in three companyleges affiliated to the Delhi University but had number been called for an interview.
The Delhi University, it was submitted, was an autonomous body and numbercondition of eligibility companyld be imposed upon it.
1994 SUPPL.
The case of the Delhi University was number accepted by the High Court.
