Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
---|---|
e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | 2018 – Regulation 7.3.0 – Soban Singh Jeena University Act 2019 – Ss. 10 10 (3) – Constitution of India – Art. 319 – Appointment of Vice Chancellor University Grants Commission Regulations |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | University Grants Commission Regulations, 2018 – Regulation 7.3.0 – Soban Singh Jeena University Act, 2019 – Ss. 10, 10 (3) – Constitution of India – Art. 319 – Appointment of Vice Chancellor in a University – Eligibility for appointment – Requirement of having minimum teaching experience – Due process for appointment – Appellant herein was appointed as a Professor in Soban Singh Jeena University and worked as such for a period of 8 years and 5 months – Then he was appointed as Member, Uttarakhand Public Service Commission – On 13th August 2020, he was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the University – Said appointment was challenged before the High Court, inter alia, on the grounds that at the time when he was appointed as Vice-Chancellor, he was not having the requisite experience of minimum 10 years as Professor, which was required as per the ‘UGC Regulations, 2018’, which were adopted by the State Government – High court quashed the appointment of the appellant herein, finding the appointment process devoid of due process prescribed by UGC Regulations, 2018 – Whether the appointment of the appellant as Vice-Chancellor of the University was legal and valid and whether it was after following the due procedure, as required – Held: Under Section 10 of the University Act, 2019 and Regulation 7.3.0 of the UGC Regulations, 2018, a person to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor shall have a minimum of 10 years’ teaching experience as Professor in a University or ten years of experience in a reputed research and/or academic administrative organisation with proof of having demonstrated academic leadership – Merely because his lien was continued on the post of a Professor, it cannot be said that he continued to teach and/or he was having the teaching experience during the period of lien – Supervising the Ph.D. scholars cannot be said to be having a teaching experience as a Professor in the University, which is the requirement as per the UGC Regulations – Further, the selection for the post of Vice-Chancellor should be through proper identification by a panel of 3-5 persons by a Search-cum-Selection Committee and the Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed out of the panel of the names recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee – Appointment of the appellant as Vice-Chancellor cannot be said to be as per the requirement of the University Act r/w Regulation 7.3.0 of the UGC Regulations, 2018 as it is an admitted position that no advertisement was issued before appointing the appellant as Vice-Chancellor, name of the appellant was not recommended by the Search-cum-Selection Committee, selection of the appellant for the post of Vice-Chancellor was not by a panel of persons by Search-cum-Selection Committee and therefore he was not appointed as Vice-Chancellor out of the panel of the names recommended by Search-cum-Selection Committee – Only one name was placed before the State Government/the Chief Minister for approval – Under the circumstances, the appointment of the appellant as Vice-chancellor of the University was just contrary to Section 10 of the University Act, 2019 r/w Regulation 7.3.0 of the UGC Regulations, 2018. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah |
Neutral Citation | 2022 INSC 1198 |
Petitioner | Prof. Narendra Singh Bhandari |
Respondent | Ravindra Jugran And Others |
SCR | [2022] 17 S.C.R. 545 |
Judgement Date | 2022-11-10 |
Case Number | 8184 |
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Learn more about this project from here.
NDLI is a conglomeration of freely available or institutionally contributed or donated or publisher managed contents. Almost all these contents are hosted and accessed from respective sources. The responsibility for authenticity, relevance, completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of these contents rests with the respective organization and NDLI has no responsibility or liability for these. Every effort is made to keep the NDLI portal up and running smoothly unless there are some unavoidable technical issues.
Ministry of Education, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), has sponsored and funded the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) project.
Sl. | Authority | Responsibilities | Communication Details |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education |
Sanctioning Authority | https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives |
2 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project | https://www.iitkgp.ac.in |
3 | National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project | Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in |
4 | Project PI / Joint PI | Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project |
Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon |
5 | Website/Portal (Helpdesk) | Queries regarding NDLI and its services | support@ndl.gov.in |
6 | Contents and Copyright Issues | Queries related to content curation and copyright issues | content@ndl.gov.in |
7 | National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club) | Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach | clubsupport@ndl.gov.in |
8 | Digital Preservation Centre (DPC) | Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books | dpc@ndl.gov.in |
9 | IDR Setup or Support | Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops | idr@ndl.gov.in |