G N NAYAK Vs. GOA UNIVERSITY
LAWS(SC)-2002-1-164
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on January 29,2002

G.N.NAYAK Appellant
VERSUS
GOA UNIVERSITY Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN VS. VINITA NAIR [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-2-229] [REFERRED TO]
R KALAIVANI VS. CHAIRMAN INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD [LAWS(MAD)-2009-12-160] [REFERRED TO]
B C MYLARAPPA ALIAS CHIKKAMYLARAPPA VS. R VENKATASUBBAIAH [LAWS(SC)-2008-10-44] [REFERRED TO]
VEERENDRA KR. GAUTAM AND OTHERS VS. KARUNA NIDHAN UPADHYAY AND OTHERS [LAWS(SC)-2016-7-36] [REFERRED TO]
S PRABHAKAR RAO VS. S PRABHAKAR RAO [LAWS(DLH)-2007-1-2] [REFERRED TO]
SRIDHAR SHRIVASTAVA VS. V P SINGH [LAWS(DLH)-2009-7-18] [REFERRED TO]
S KATHIROLI VS. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA [LAWS(MAD)-2011-9-25] [REFERRED TO]
K. GAYATHRI VS. THE GENERAL MANAGER (MARKETING DIVISION) BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. [LAWS(MAD)-2014-4-207] [REFERRED TO]
R JAGANNATHA VS. HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2004-10-12] [REFERRED TO]
P. YACOOB VS. T.P. KUNJIKOYA [LAWS(KER)-2013-3-221] [REFERRED TO]
SHAKER UL-KAREEM DR M A KAREEM VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-6-183] [REFERRED]
A GOPAL MENON VS. UNIVERSITY OF HYDRABAD [LAWS(APH)-2009-12-64] [REFERRED TO]
VIPIN BIHARI SINGH VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2009-12-62] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF U P VS. RASHMI SINGH [LAWS(ALL)-2007-3-254] [REFERRED TO]
HEMLATA VS. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2016-3-8] [REFERRED TO]
RAKHI THAREJA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2010-8-2] [REFERRED TO]
PARMESHWAR PATIDAR VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2007-7-61] [REFERRED TO]
B. DAKSHAYANI VS. REGIONAL MANAGER, BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2023-1-224] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP KUMAR GOUSHALAWALE VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2003-5-70] [REFERRED TO]
VISHNU KUMAR VS. MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(MPH)-2013-1-216] [REFERRED TO]
HARISHANKAR B.S. VS. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2015-7-102] [REFERRED TO]
S PRABHAKAR RAO VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2007-1-74] [REFERRED TO]
K. SHYAMSUNDAR I.R.S. WORKING AS COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE VS. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS. [LAWS(BOM)-2014-4-308] [REFERRED TO]
PURSHOTTAM SOLANKI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2012-9-124] [REFERRED TO]
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2011-1-75] [REFERRED TO]
ASHUTOSH MISHRA VS. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION [LAWS(DLH)-2020-11-180] [REFERRED TO]
TRIPURA JUTE MILLS LIMITED VS. BHANU LODH [LAWS(GAU)-2007-8-57] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP BARUAH AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2008-2-79] [REFERRED TO]
SYED MUBASHIR AFAQ VS. STATE OF J & K [LAWS(J&K)-2015-8-64] [REFERRED TO]
J SELVARETNAM VS. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRIES COMMERCE [LAWS(MAD)-2008-1-192] [REFERRED TO 2.]
HAJAROMMABI P. VS. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, [LAWS(KER)-2010-5-95] [REFERRED TO]
E JOSHUA LIVINGSTON VS. SENIOR DIVISIONAL RETAIL SALES MANAGER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED TRICHY DIVISIONAL OFFICE [LAWS(MAD)-2011-3-521] [REFERRED TO]
PREM CHAND YADAV VS. M P POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY LTD [LAWS(MPH)-2013-1-149] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-10-184] [REFERRED TO]
UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN VS. PRASANTO CHATTERJEE [LAWS(CAL)-2007-12-10] [REFERRED TO]
K. SHYAMSUNDAR I.R.S. VS. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY [LAWS(BOM)-2014-4-55] [REFERRED TO]
DINESH KUMAR KESARWANI MANNA LAL VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(ALL)-2004-4-24] [REFERRED TO]
UPKAR SAHKARI AVAS SAMITI LTD VS. BHAGWAN GOYAL [LAWS(ALL)-2013-1-31] [REFERRED TO]
P.SHANMUGAM VS. STATE COORDINATOR, BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2014-1-105] [REFERRED TO]
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSTRUCTIONS VS. SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSTRUCTIONS [LAWS(KAR)-2009-9-14] [REFERRED TO]
SUNIL SHAMRAOJI SHINDE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2006-7-7] [REFERRED TO]
LAKSHMI MATRICULATION SCHOOL VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT [LAWS(MAD)-2012-5-1] [REFERRED TO]
RAJARAM BALU MORE VS. GENEERAL MANAGER, BEST UNDERTAKING [LAWS(BOM)-2023-7-119] [REFERRED TO]
I. IMLIYATET LONGKUMER VS. STATE OF NAGALAND [LAWS(GAU)-2013-1-25] [REFERRED TO]
K Subburamu VS. State of Tamilnadu [LAWS(MAD)-2004-10-19] [REFERRED TO]
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD, S/O JAGESHWAR RAI VS. PATNA UNIVERSITY PATNA [LAWS(PAT)-2014-11-13] [REFERRED TO]
BALJINDER SINGH TEJA VS. PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT [LAWS(P&H)-2008-1-136] [REFERRED TO]
A. BASHEER VS. A. SAIFUL ISLAM [LAWS(KER)-2014-10-26] [REFERRED TO]
MADHYA PRADESH VIDYUT MANDAL ABHIYANT SANGH AND AN VS. STATE OF M P AND OTHERS [LAWS(MPH)-2016-7-111] [REFERRED]
KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION LIMITED BANGALORE VS. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2005-8-59] [REFERRED TO]
PRASHANTO KUMAR CHATTERJEE VS. UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN AND OTHERS [LAWS(CAL)-2004-5-53] [REFERRED TO]
DEBAJIT DAS AND ORS. VS. STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-2015-4-25] [REFERRED TO]
MUMTAJ ALI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2005-12-13] [REFERRED TO]
ANKITA BOHARE VS. M.P. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2014-12-159] [REFERRED TO]
A RAJARAM VS. STATE OF TAMILNADU [LAWS(MAD)-2011-2-60] [REFERRED TO]
P VADIVEL VS. MANAGING DIRECTOR FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA NEW DELHI [LAWS(MAD)-2009-1-114] [REFERRED TO]
CEAT LTD VS. ANAND ABASAHEB HAWALDAR [LAWS(SC)-2006-2-89] [REFERRED TO]
ARUN VS. CENTRAL RAILWAY EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED, BYCULLA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-6-84] [REFERRED TO]
IFB AGRO INDUSTRIES LTD VS. EXCISE COMMISSIONER [LAWS(CAL)-2006-9-45] [REFERRED TO]
RAM SHANKER VERMA VS. U P SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE SELECTION BOARD [LAWS(ALL)-2003-9-289] [REFERRED TO]
MANOJ S KAMAT VS. GOA UNIVERSITY [LAWS(BOM)-2010-3-87] [REFERRED TO]
VIKAS KUMAR VS. ARYAVART GRAMIN BANK [LAWS(ALL)-2012-4-253] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL DAMU MURGAONKAR VS. STATE OF GOA THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF GOVERNMENT OF GOA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-4-133] [REFERRED TO]
VEENA CHOUBE VS. MADHYA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2015-3-106] [REFERRED TO]
LATU DASGRAM CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2009-12-41] [REFERRED TO]
C MURALIKRISHNA VS. TELUGU UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD [LAWS(APH)-2002-6-26] [REFERRED TO]
ANIL KUMAR VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2005-4-56] [REFERRED TO]
CHENNAI METRO RAIL LIMITED ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING VS. TRANSTONNELSTROY AFCONS (JV) [LAWS(SC)-2023-10-67] [REFERRED TO]
S KALIYAMOORTHY VS. STATE INDUSTRIES PROMOTION CORPORATION OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2005-7-185] [REFERRED TO]
ASHISH PRATAP SINGH VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2013-1-114] [REFERRED TO]
UPKAR SAHKARI AVAS SAMITI LTD VS. BHAGWAN GOYAL [LAWS(ALL)-2012-1-275] [REFERRED TO]
D. C. MISHRA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2019-12-162] [REFERRED TO]
NAHIDABANO W/O. FEROZKHAN PATHAN VS. DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, AURANGABAD DIVISION [LAWS(BOM)-2013-10-11] [REFERRED TO AIR 2002 SC 790, 7.]
KU SONALI RAMKRISHNA BAYANI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2003-9-163] [REFERRED]
Tanveer Khatib VS. State of Goa [LAWS(BOM)-2004-3-104] [REFERRED TO]
A. RAMACHANDRAN VS. INDIAN COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH [LAWS(KER)-2012-4-231] [REFERRED TO]
P J ALEXANDER VS. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION [LAWS(KER)-2005-4-12] [REFERRED TO]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF KPT & 1 ANR VS. NEW KANDLA SALT & CHEMICAL PVT LTD & 1 ANR [LAWS(GJH)-2013-12-316] [REFERRED TO]
K P DUBEY VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2011-4-102] [REFERRED TO]
OM PAL SINGH VS. UNIONOF INDIA [LAWS(DLH)-2006-3-214] [REFERRED TO]
N BASKARAN VS. V RANGANATHAN [LAWS(MAD)-2006-8-83] [REFERRED TO]
ANKITA BOHARE VS. M.P.PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION [LAWS(MPH)-2013-9-125] [REFERRED TO AND]
N PARTHASARATHY VS. BLUE STAR LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2009-1-7] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)The object of scrutiny, in this judgment, is the selection of the appellant as Professor of Marine Science in the Univesity of Goa. The appellant's selection was challenged under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India by the respondent No. 5 who was himself a candidate for selection to the post. The challenge was upheld by the High Court.
(3.)The events which formed the basis of the High Court's decision can be said to have commenced in 1991 when the post of Professor, Marine Science fell vacant. Advertisements were issued from time to time but no candidate could be found who fulfilled the essential qualifications for the post. On 10th August, 1994, an advertisement was again issued for the post of Professor, Marine Science. The hand-out distributed to the applicants prescribed the minimum qualifications as :
"An eminent scholar with public work of high quality actively engaged in research with 10 years of experience in post graduate teaching and/or research at the University/National level Institution including experience of guiding research at doctoral level.

OR

An outstanding scholar with established reputation with significant contribution to knowledge."



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