Frontlist | Chhattisgarh HC directs IGKV not to finalise appointment of assistant professor

Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Indira Gandhi Agriculture University not to finalize until the subsequent date of listening to the appointment of assistant professor in agricultural statistics, a submit reserved for the scheduled caste candidates.  The bench of Justice Goutam Bhaduri handed the order on Thursday on a petition filed by a candidate Durgesh Sagar, who had additionally submitted a bunch of paperwork, difficult the IGKV contemplating one other candidate for choice. Petitioner’s counsel Anjinesh Anjay Shukla submitted that the petitioner and one other candidate, each belonging to the SC class, had utilized for the submit of assistant professor in agricultural statistics. The petitioner submitted that the opposite candidate, who has been arrayed as a respondent, had obtained a Ph.D from a college which is not accredited to the Indian Council for Agricultural analysis (ICAR) and on the identical floor a number of candidates have been disqualified to be thought-about for the submit. Besides, the petitioner additionally alleged that the candidate involved, whereas acquiring his Ph.D. diploma in 2011, had suppressed and gave a false declaration that he’s not working anyplace whereas he was working as a rural agriculture extension officer. Petitioner’s counsel submitted that if this candidate is taken into account for choice, then it’s going to quantity to legalizing the suppression which was made earlier. The excessive courtroom has directed to challenge notices to the state authorities and different respondents and stuck the subsequent date of listening to after six weeks.