DR. K. KANNAN vs THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

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$~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 23.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 9782/2025 DR. K. KANNAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. B. Karunakaran and Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, Advocates. [M:- 9744847115] versus THE REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mohinder Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal & Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with respect to recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law in respondent – University of Delhi [“University”]. He is aggrieved by his exclusion from consideration on the ground that he was not eligible for the post. 2. I have heard Mr. B. Karunakaran, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, learned counsel for the University. 3. Several posts of Assistant Professor were advertised by the University on 03.10.2024. These included 32 posts of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, of which 4 posts were reserved for Scheduled Caste [“SC”] candidates. The petitioner applied in the SC category. 4. The advertisement specified the essential eligibility qualifications for the post, as follows:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL W.P.(C) 9782/2025 Page 1 of 7 VASHIST Signing Date:24.09.2025 18:50:26 “I. For the disciplines of Arts, Commerce, Humanities, Law, Social Sciences, Sciences, Languages and Library Science. Eligibility (A or B): A. 1) A Master’s degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in a concerned/relevant /allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an accredited foreign University. 2) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Te