University Of Kerala vs Saiful Islam.A .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the experience required for the appointment to the post of Reader should be pre-Ph.D. or post-Ph.D., affirming the High Court's view that it should be post-Ph.D. The Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to ensure complete justice, ruling that there would be no recovery of pay or pensionary benefits from Dr. Basheer, while Dr. Saiful Islam A. would be deemed appointed as Reader from 01.06.2012 with appropriate service benefits. The judgment of the High Court was modified accordingly.