Allahabad University vs Geetanjali Tiwari (Pandey)

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of eligibility criteria for appointment as Assistant Professor under the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges) Regulations, 2018. The Court held that the teaching experience gained on a contractual basis should be considered valid for scoring under the prescribed criteria, emphasizing that the denial of marks for such experience was arbitrary and unjust. Consequently, the Court directed the University to reassess the applications, including that of Respondent 1, in light of the clarified eligibility criteria.