DR. TRILOKI NATH SINGH vs DR. BHAGWAN DIN MISRA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Allahabad High Court regarding the selection process for the post of Reader in Linguistics in the Department of Hindi, emphasizing that Linguistics and Hindi Language and Literature are distinct subjects as per Explanation I to sub-section (5)(a) of Section 31 of the Universities Act. The Court clarified that the Selection Committee's composition was improper as it included experts solely in Hindi Literature, which contravened the requirement for linguistic expertise. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling that the selection process was flawed due to the lack of appropriate subject experts.