Recognised postgraduate medical qualification valid nationwide for recruitment, with equivalence not needed where no identical degree exists.

A postgraduate medical degree awarded by a statutory Indian university and recognised by the Indian Medical Council was treated as a valid qualification for recruitment throughout India, without requiring separate equivalence or recognition from another university that did not award an identical degree. On the facts, the applicant held an M.B.B.S. degree, proper registration, an M.D. in Forensic Medicine, and the required medico-legal work experience. The exclusion from consideration for Lecturer in Forensic Medicine was therefore unjustified, and the candidature rejection was set aside with eligibility restored for the selection process.

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Issues: Whether the appellant possessed the prescribed academic qualification and requisite experience for consideration for recruitment to the post of Lecturer in Forensic Medicine.

Analysis: The prescribed qualifications required a basic medical qualification, registration under the medical registration law, a postgraduate qualification in the concerned subject, and two years' experience of medico-legal work. The appellant held an M.B.B.S. degree, was duly registered, had an M.D. in Forensic Medicine from a statutory university, and that degree was recognised by the Indian Medical Council. A postgraduate degree in the concerned subject granted by a statutory Indian university and recognised by the Indian Medical Council did not require separate recognition or declaration of equivalence by another university where no corresponding degree was awarded by that university. The evidence also established the requisite medico-legal work experience.

Conclusion: The appellant was fully qualified for consideration, and the Commission was not justified in excluding him on the ground of want of academic qualification.

Final Conclusion: The rejection of the appellant's candidature was set aside and the writ relief was restored with the appellant treated as qualified for the selection process.

Ratio Decidendi: A postgraduate medical degree awarded by a statutory Indian university and recognised by the Indian Medical Council is a valid qualification throughout India for recruitment purposes and does not need separate equivalence or recognition by another university when that university does not confer an identical qualification.

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