An NLU Delhi professor who had applied for the post of vice-chancellor (VC) has filed a writ petition in the Delhi high court over the selection process for VC, terming it “grossly illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and not germane to the principle of intelligible differentia”.
Prof (Dr) Prasannanshu teaches English at NLU Delhi and stated in his petition that he had applied for the VC position on 11 November 2019.
However, he was never called to the selection committee meeting on 5 Feburary 2020 and the interaction with candidates on 25 February, nor was he provided with any communication or “any letter highlighting reasons for not inviting his candidature to the interview despite meeting the requirements enshrined in the advertisement” of October 2019.
Prasannanshu claimed that his fundamental rights to equality were not respected, and he was therefore forced to file the writ before the Delhi high court on 22 June 2020 against the VC selection committee, as well as NLU Delhi.
We have reached out to NLU Delhi for comment.
The Delhi high court in its video conference hearing yesterday said that the petition was premature (see below), since the selection of the committee was with the chancellor at present, and disposed of the application for the time being, declining to issue a stay.
To be updated.
[documentcloud Copy of writ petition
[documentcloud Delhi HC order
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