K . Jagannatha Shetty, J. - (1.) This appeal by leave is directed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court allowing Writ Petition No. 18722 of 1979 and quashing the proceedings of the Selection Committee which recommended the appointment of Dr. Gaitri Devi as the professor of Neurology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences ("NIMHANS").
(2.) NIMHANS - the appellant is a renowned National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences at Bangalore. It has been established by the co-ordination of the State and Central Government. It is an institute for higher studies and research in the field of Neuro Sciences and allied subjects. It is also a recognised institution for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mind and nervous system. The institute provides for training in Neurology, Neuro-surgery, Psychiatry and allied disciplines and preparing students for post-graduate degree and diploma. The institute has been registered as a society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1964.
(3.) By advertisement dated 20, June, 1979, NIMHANS invited applications inter alia, for the post of professor in Neurology at the Institute. Dr. Gauri Devi was then working as Associate Professor at the NIMHANS. She was one of the candidates who applied for the Post. Likewise, Dr. Kalyana Raman, Associate Professor of Neurology at Peoria School of Medicine, University of Illinois, U.S.A., was also a candidate. There were in all four candidates who applied for the post.;