New Delhi, July 15 -- The Supreme Court has set aside the appointments of 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians made by the Punjab Government in October 2021, reiterating that the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations are binding on a State that has adopted them.
A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K Vinod Chandran observed on Monday that there was "total arbitrariness" in the entire selection process, carried out for "narrow political gains" ahead of the February 2022 assembly elections.
The Court set aside the judgment of the division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had reversed a single judge's decision quashing the entire selection.
The bench noted glaring violations, including byp...