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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC upholds appointment of AMU's 1st woman vice-chancellor
AGRA: Dismissing all petitions that challenged the selection process, Allahabad high court upheld the appointment of professor Naima Khatoon as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Saturday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Khatoon, who earlier served as principal of women's college in AMU, became the first woman to hold the VC's post in the varsity's over 100-year history, reports Mohammad Dilshad. HC division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh found no procedural lapses, asserting the selection process adhered fully to the AMU Act, statutes and regulations. The court also emphasised the symbolic and progressive nature of her 'historic appointment', calling it a 'major stride for gender representation and constitutional values in academic leadership'. Khatoon says HC ruling reaffirmation of democratic values The HC division bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh further recognised that the 'final discretion to appoint the VC lay with the 'visitor' of the university — the President of India, and no allegations of mala fide were established at that level'. The court had reserved the verdict on April 9 after hearing arguments from counsels representing the petitioner, AMU and the central govt. The petitions were filed in late 2023 by Prof Syed Afzal Murtaza Rizvi of Jamia Millia Islamia, Mujahid Beg from AMU's medicine department and retired AMU prof M U Rabbani. They had raised objections after Khatoon, wife of then acting VC Mohd Gulrez, was 'shortlisted' for the post. After HC's decision, Khatoon, said, 'I've always had the highest regard and faith in our judiciary. This verdict is not just a personal vindication, but a strong reaffirmation of institutional processes and democratic values in our higher education system. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Let this judgment inspire confidence among all stakeholders and reaffirm our shared mission to uphold the university's legacy of knowledge, justice and progress.' In Nov 2023, controversy erupted after the AMU's executive council shortlisted 'five eligible names'. An AMU professor wrote to the President, claiming 'the process of selecting a new VC was not followed'. The 'AMU court' then forwarded three names, including that of Khatoon, to the ministry of education and the President, and the matter also went to HC.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Asst teachers' recruitment: HC upholds decision on EWS reservation
1 2 3 Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has dismissed the special appeals for reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) in respect of recruitment undertaken for 69,000 posts of assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh . These special appeals were filed by one Shivam Pandey and others against the judgment of a single judge of the court, which had held that recruitment had commenced prior to introduction of reservation in EWS category. Refusing to grant relief, a division bench comprising Justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Praveen Kumar Giri on May 8 dismissed the special appeals. It observed: "Admittedly, the process of recruitment has already concluded. The secretary of the board has filed his personal affidavit clearly stating that all the appointments are made on 69000 advertised vacancies of assistant teachers. None of the selected candidates has been impleaded as a party respondent in the present bunch. None of the selections already made is under challenge either. In the event 10 per cent EWS reservation is required to be extended a direction will have to be issued to draw a merit list for candidates belonging to EWS category. There is nothing on record to show that in the examination form any of the candidate was required to furnish details of his/her EWS status. It would, therefore, be difficult to ascertain, as to who are the persons, who would actually be falling in the EWS category.""In the absence of details in that regard, it would be further difficult to prepare any merit list of the candidate belonging to the EWS category. Even if such details are made available hereinafter the implementation of such reservation would require 10% of candidates belonging to unreserved category to be ousted so as to accommodate these persons. The selected persons are already working for the last several years and their appointment is not under challenge. In such circumstances, it would not be prudent exercise of discretion for this court to issue any direction to extend 10% EWS reservation in the recruitment in question, at this stage, as implementation of such direction would be a mere impossibility," it added.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Atmosphere of adhocism': HC raps state on temporary staff at GNIDA
Noida: Allahabad high court has criticised UP govt for allowing an "atmosphere of adhocism " to persist in Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority ( GNIDA ), directing "immediate corrective action". While hearing a special appeal filed by GNIDA on Sept 24 — challenging last year's order directing it to consider re-hiring five long-serving contractual employees — the division bench of justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Praveen Kumar Giri said on April 24 that "govt bodies cannot evade accountability through procedural technicalities". You Can Also Check: Noida AQI | Weather in Noida | Bank Holidays in Noida | Public Holidays in Noida The court expressed concern over the continued reliance on outsourced staff at GNIDA, despite the creation of a dedicated employee cadre seven years ago. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Experience three trade fairs with just one ticket Undo automatica 2025 Undo Laser World of Photonics Undo World of Quantum Undo Visit automatica: June 24-27, Munich Undo According to the Authority's data, 1,753 employees are outsourced basis. Key departments, such as civil and planning, have 171 vacant positions that remained unfilled for an extended period. The GNIDA data says a total of 372 posts have been sanctioned across various departments, including engineering services (civil), planning, administration/general, finance and accounts, garden, law, computer, private staff, land, technical and health, among others. However, only 201 workers are employed in these roles. Additionally, 29 officers and employees are serving on deputations. The matter has been listed among the top 10 urgent cases for further hearing on May 7. The object of establishing an industrial area for the development of industries and other amenities cannot be successfully achieved "by the adhocism practised so far", the court said. "We fail to understand how the state proposes to carry out the responsibility of the Industrial Area Authority without appointing persons on a substantive basis. The Authority seems content with just sending requisitions to Subordinate Service Public Services Commission without any actual recruitment being made during the last seven years," the bench observed. Taking a stern view, the HC bench directed the additional chief secretary, department of industrial development, to file a personal affidavit explaining how such ad hoc practices were allowed to persist for so long and specifying the steps proposed to remedy the situation. The case stems from a special appeal filed by GNIDA against a single-bench judgment delivered in May 2024, in which the Authority's labour practices had come under scrutiny. In that earlier case, a bench of Justice JJ Munir sharply criticised GNIDA for terminating five contractual employees — Om Veer and four others — in Jan 2023, who served the Authority continuously for periods ranging from 10 to 23 years. Calling GNIDA's actions "unreasonable, arbitrary and discriminatory," Justice Munir has observed earlier, "Greater Noida, being an establishment of the state, ought not to pick and choose, throwing out able and experienced hands and replacing them with fresh hands for no ostensible reasons." According to the petitioners, they are holders of diplomas in civil engineering and were engaged on different dates as technical supervisors by the Authority. Over the years, their designations were updated and they were subsequently referred to as assistant managers. The petitioners told the HC that in compliance with a govt order issued in Aug 2020, which stated that there would be hiring of manpower through outsourcing, a website developed by the central govt would have to be utilised.
