HC rejects Nagpur University's order on librarian's appointmentHC rejects Nagpur University's order on librarian's appointment

NAGPUR : The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court quashed Nagpur University's (NU) refusal to appoint Rekha Zalke as librarian at Aniket College of Social Work in Desaiganj. A division bench comprising justices SC Dharmadhikari and MT Joshi ruled that as the petitioner had cleared the M.Phil exam on June 30, 2009, before the deadline, she is fully eligible for appointment and directed NU to grant her required approval for appointment.

Zalke had filed the plea contending that the qualifications notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) were in force from June 14, 2006 to July 10, 2009.

Since she passed the MPhil exam on June 30, 2009, and her appointment was on a date prior to July 10, 2009, the petitioner prayed that she should be exempted from NET/SET as per the UGC criteria. The petitioner's case is covered by the UGC resolution of August 12, 2010, according to which, the term 'teacher' also includes 'librarian' who is eligible for all exemptions/ benefits available to the teachers.

Anand Parchure appeared for the petitioner, while BG Kulkarni ( NU), Assistant Government Pleader (AGP) Arvind Mujumdar (State) and Assistant Solicitor General of India SK Mishra (UGC) represented the respondents.