Pursuant to advertisements, after following due procedure prescribed under the 1973 Act, after approval of the recommendations made by the selection committee constituted under 1973 Act, appellants were appointed by separate orders in the yesr 2004 and 2007, resp. However appointment letters issued had arbitrary condition stated that appointment was contractual for a period of three years. Correspondence between respondent Central University and UGC revealing that teaching posts held by appellants were duly sanctioned, were in compliance with AICTE/PCI norms, and appellant were appointed as per required qualifications, after undergoing rigours of selection process and teaching posts- thus substantively appointed.
Somesh Thapliyal and another v. Vice Chancellor, H.N.B Garhwal University and another (2021) 1- SCC 116