TEAM HERALD:
PANJIM: Prof V P Kamat, Registrar, Goa University, said according to a High Court directive Babal Salgaonkar, who recently participated in a selection process of the varsity for recruiting teachers, cannot be permitted to question the process of selection and seek any relief.
Salgaonkar had knocked the doors of the High Court after he failed to get selected for the post of professor earmarked for OBC category. He had contended that the whole process adopted by the varsity for selection of the candidates was erroneous and defeated the rights of reserved category candidate.
Reacting to reports and open letters in the media, Kamat, who quoted from the High Court decision, stated, “The petitioner (Babal) has mere right of consideration for appointment and does not have entitlement to seek direction to respondent (varsity) to issue order of appointment in his favour. In the instant matter, according to respondent, the petitioner’s claim was considered for the post, but however, has not been selected. The petitioner himself claims that the whole process of selection adopted by the university was erroneous. It cannot be controverted that the selection process initiated by the University has come to an end with the selection and appointment of candidate from Tamil Nadu. After noticing that the appointed candidate is ineligible, error has been rectified by the University at a later stage.”
Quoting from the HC decision, the Registrar stated further, “It would be open for the petitioner to participate in fresh selection process that would be initiated by the university. For the reasons recorded above, the writ petition does not deserve any consideration and same stands rejected.”
