AMARESH CHANDRA PANDEY vs PRAKASH SINGH . — C.A. No. 8101/2001

Summary: Amaresh Chandra Pandey v. Prakash Singh (CA 008101/2001) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the High Court's judgment that invalidated Amaresh Chandra Pandey's appointment as Associate Professor (Fisheries) at Acharya Narendra Dev Prodyogik Vishwa Vidyalaya, Faizabad. The Court held that the Vice Chancellor lacked authority to alter the Selection Committee's order of preference and appoint a lower-ranked candidate without recorded justification. Key Ruling: Once a Selection Committee indicates its order of preference among recommended candidates, the Vice Chancellor's power of approval/disapproval under university regulations does not extend to changing that preference order. The Court rejected arguments that the Selection Committee was merely recommendatory, finding the university statute explicitly conferred the power to indicate preference on the Committee, which must be respected. No further directions were issued as the case was disposed of finally on November 27, 2001. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.