ABRAHAM KURUVILA vs S.C.T.INST.,MEDICAL SCIENCES & TECH. — SLP(C) No. 15745/2003

Summary: Abraham Kuruvila, an Assistant Professor in Neurology, challenged his non-promotion to Associate Professor, alleging bias by the Selection Committee and Director interference. The Supreme Court dismissed his Special Leave Petition, holding that bias requires proof of "spite or ill-will" with cogent evidence, not mere correspondence or orders from 1994-1998. The Court found the High Court's direction for reconsideration by a reconstituted Governing Body adequately addressed his grievance, and the subsequent rejection by the Governing Body was properly reasoned, making the impugned judgment unarguable for interference. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.