UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ETC. versus SADHANA CHAUDHARY AND ORS.

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ETC. versus SADHANA CHAUDHARY AND ORS.

Exemption granted by amendments in 1991 Regulations by UGC circulars dated February 10, 1993, June 15, 1993, and notification dated June 21, 1995 is not violative of Article 14: candidates who qualify for exemption constitute a distinct class, and the classification is reasonable with respect to the object of removing disparities in standards; cut-off dates chosen for exemption are not arbitrary.

Parties
Appellant: University Grants Commission; Respondent: Sadhana Chaudhary and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
17 September 1996
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgments
Outcome
Civil Appeal No. 27375 of 1995 dismissed; Civil Appeal No. 16220 of 1995 partly allowed
Legal Topics
Qualifications for Teaching Staff, National Eligibility Test, Exemptions From Eligibility Test, Right to Equality (article 14)
Administrative Law Constitutional Law Education Qualifications for Teaching Staff National Eligibility Test Exemptions From Eligibility Test Right to Equality (article 14)

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Parties

University Grants Commission

Appellant

Sadhana Chaudhary and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgments

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the cut-off dates fixed under the UGC circulars and notification for exemption from eligibility test are valid.
  2. 2 Whether the exemption from clearing eligibility test under the said circular and notification is valid.

Ratio Decidendi

Exemption granted by amendments in 1991 Regulations by UGC circulars dated February 10, 1993, June 15, 1993, and notification dated June 21, 1995 is not violative of Article 14: candidates who qualify for exemption constitute a distinct class, and the classification is reasonable with respect to the object of removing disparities in standards; cut-off dates chosen for exemption are not arbitrary.

Court Disposition

Civil Appeal No. 27375 of 1995 dismissed; Civil Appeal No. 16220 of 1995 partly allowed

Orders

  • Set aside High Court directions extending exemption dates; Exemption from eligibility test to be confined to requirements in the 1991 Regulations as amended by notification dated June 21, 1995.
  • Direction for respondents Nos. 1 and 2 not disturbed.