UMA DEVI vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~20 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 14th July 2025 + W.P.(C) 8257/2021 UMA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, Advocate. Versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Beenashaw S. Soni, Ms. Mansi Jain and Ms. Ann Joseph, Advocates for respondent no. 1. Mr. Manoj Ranjan Sinha and Mr.Vishal Agrawal, Advocates for respondent no. 2/ UGC. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner applied for the post of Associate Professor in the Department of Adult, Continuing Education & Extension of the respondent No. 1-University of Delhi [“the University”] on 21.11.2013. The grievance in this writ petition is that, despite her selection being approved by the Executive Council of the University, she has not been issued a letter of appointment. 2. I have heard Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Beenashaw S. Soni, learned counsel for the University of Delhi, and Mr. Manoj Ranjan Sinha, learned counsel for University Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL VASHIST W.P.(C) 8257/2021 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:16.07.2025 19:21:55 Grants Commission [“UGC”]. 3. The UGC has prescribed minimum qualifications for appointment of teachers and other academic staff in universities and colleges. The relevant regulations issued in the year 2010 [“2010 Regulations”], contain the following qualifications for the post of Associate Professor:- “4.3.0 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR i. Good academic record with a Ph.D. Degree in the concerned/allied/relevant disciplines. ii. A Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed). iii. A minimum of eight years of experience of teaching and/or research in an academic/research