IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.5588 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 7, 2008 AVINASH THAKUR ...PETITIONER VERSUS BOARD OF MANAGEMENT SANT LONGOWAL ...RESPONDENTS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: MR. R.K. MALIK, SR. ADVOCATE WITH MR. VISHAL MALIIK, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. N.S. GILL, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 & 2. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, District Sangrur advertised 3 posts of Assistant Professors (Chemical Technology) on 8.11.2006. The petitioner who was duly eligible for the said post applied for the same and was interviewed on 27.5.2007, alongwith other eligible candidates. He was placed at S.No.3 in the order of merit. The case of the petitioner is that respondent No.3 who had not applied in pursuance to the advertisement dated 8.11.2006, for the post of Assistant Professor (Chemical Technology) has been selected and appointed. Learned counsel further submits that 2 other persons who were at Sr.Nos.1 and 2 in the merit list were given appointment as Assistant Professors (Chemical Technology), but the person at Sr.No.1 Dr. Krishan Chander Guriya who had joined the post, subsequently withdrew the joining report. It is thus contended that as on date 1 post is still lying vacant with respondent Nos.1 & 2. CWP No.5588 of 2008 -2- Mr. N.S. Gill, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 & 2 states that after advertising the said posts on 8.11.2006, the qualification for the post of Assistant Professor (Chemical Technology) has been changed and therefore, as per new criteria laid down, the petitioner is not eligible to be appointed as Assistant Professor (Chemical Technology). After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioner duly fulfilled all the conditions as laid down in the advertisement dated 8.11.2006. The appointments were also made in pursuance to said advertisement. The aforementioned factual position has not been disputed by the respondents. In this view of the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider the petitioner for the post of Assistant Professor (Chemical Technology) against the post of Dr. Krishan Chander Guriya. The consideration of the petitioner be done expeditiously, preferably, within two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 7, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE