Supreme Court Order on Faculty Quota

The Supreme Court on January 22 upheld the Allahabad high court order which ruled that reservation in university faculty positions should be calculated department-wise and not by taking the total seats in a university as basis.

Key Points

  • The court rejected the Centre’s special leave petition (SLP) challenging the April 2017 order of the Allahabad high court.
  • The ministry of human resources development filed an SLP in April 2018 after the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) March 5 order created a political furore. The order said the number of reserved faculty posts across universities and colleges would be calculated department-wise and ....

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