TARIQ ISLAM vs ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY .

The Supreme Court held that the appellant, who possessed a B.A.(Hons) degree and had worked as a Lecturer for over a decade, met the qualifications for appointment as a Lecturer in Philosophy as per the advertisement issued by the University. The Court found that the High Court erred in relying on a book on equivalence of foreign degrees, which concluded that the appellant's degree was not equivalent to a Master's degree, thereby dismissing his writ petition. The Court directed the Vice Chancellor to reconsider the appellant's qualifications afresh, emphasizing the need for a fair evaluation of his academic credentials under the relevant statutes.