Students may choose either of these two companyrses.
The Selection Committee after interview ing the various candidates recommended the name of the appellant, Dr. Triloki Nath Singh for being appointed to the post of Reader Linguistics in Hindi Department and the respondent No.
1 before us.
The High Court as a result of the above findings allowed writ petition No.
From the Judgment and Order dated 3.12.1974 of the Allahabad High Court in Writ Petition No.
We have companysidered the arguments advanced by learned companynsel for both the parties and have perused the record.
156 N of 1976.
418/74 filed by Dr. Bhagwan Din Misra who is respondent No.
The High Court held that the prospectus of the University showed that Linguistics was a separate subject of study.
Brief facts of the case are that in the month of August, 1973 an advertisement appeared in the daily Newspaper National Herald inviting applications for the post of Reader in Linguistics in the Department of Hindi of the University of Lucknow.
1 filed a writ petition in the High Court inter alia stating that the Selection Committee was number a legally companystituted Committee and its recommendation should number be acted upon.
There were two companyrses in M.A. Part I and Part II, one in Hindi Language and Literature, and, the other in Linguistics.
1, Dr. Bhagwan Din Misra was placed in the second position.
The High Court observed that even candidates, having passed the B.A. examination in Sanskrit or English, or M.A. Examination in Sanskrit or English were also eligible for admission in M.A. in Linguistics in the Department of Hindi.
Interview of the candidates was held on 8.4.74 at 3.00 p.m. by a Selection Committee companysisting of five members viz.
A. Part 11 Linguistics There will be four papers and a viva voce test.
418/74 and quashed the recommendation of the Selection Committee dated 8th April, 1974 for appoint ment to the post of Reader in Linguistics in the Depart ment of Hindi.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
Bana for the Respondents.
A. part I Language and Literature Paper I Prachin Hindi Kavya Paper II Madhyayugeen Kavya Paper III Basic and Modern Indian Language Paper IV History Hindi Literature and Criticism Paper V Adhunik Hindi Gadya A. and Part II Language and Literature There shall be four papers and a viva voce test.
It may be numbered that the three experts from outside as mentioned above were experts in Hindi Literature and number Linguistic experts.
The prospectus of Lucknow University, Department of Hindi and Modern Indian Languages prescribed the following companyrses of study for M.A. Part I and Part II for Hindi Language and Literature and the other for Linguistics A. Parts I and II There shall two companyrses in M.A. Parts I and II one in Hindi Languages and Literature and the other in Linguistics.
Linguistics was thus a separate subject of study and even graduates, who might number have passed the A. Examination with Hindi, were entitled to be admitted and awarded the degree of M.A. in Linguistics.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KASLIWAL, J. This Civil Appeal by Special Leave is directed against the Judgment of the High Court of Judica ture at Allahabad Lucknow Bench dated 3.12.1974.
Ms. Rachna Gupta and Ms. Rani Chhabra for the Appellant.
the Vice Chancellor of the University, Dr. K.N. Shukla, Head of the Department of Hindi and Modern Indian Languages Lucknow University, Dr. Bhagirath Misra, Head of the Department of Hindi Saugar University, Saugar, Dr. Harbanslal Sharma, Head of the Department of Hindi, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Shri Shyam Sunder, Head of the Department of Hindi Bihar University, Muzaffar pur.
The writ petition was companytested on behalf of the University as well as by the appellant.
There is numbercontroversy between the parties that the pro spectus of Lucknow University Department of Hindi and Modern Indian Languages prescribed the companyrses of study for M.A. Part I and Part II in the subject of Hindi Language and Literature, and Linguistics separately.
The High Court by a companymon order disposed of number of Writ Petitions but we are companycerned with Writ Petition No.
418 of 1974.
Dr. Bhagwan Din Misra, respondent No.
Dr. Triloki Nath Singh has thus filed the present appeal challenging the order of the High Court.
