Chandigarh, March 31 -- The Chandigarh bench of Central Administrative Tribunal has quashed the appointment of Alka Jain as principal of Government College of Arts, Sector 10, who was given the charge in 2022.

As per the order, the petitioner had contended that Jain does not possess the requisite qualifications for the post of principal, as she holds a masters degree and PhD in history, which is not the relevant discipline for the required position.

As per the Government College of Art, Chandigarh Administration's Principal (Group 'A') Recruitment Rules, 2010, the post of principal requires a bachelor's and master's degree in an appropriate branch of fine arts (applied arts, fainting, or sculpture) or an equivalent qualification, with f...