https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769611 Where a statute mandates the composition of a Selection Committee for appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, the authority must comply strictly with that prescribed constitution. The High Court noted that Section 24 required specified participation, including the Director General, ICAR, and the Committee notified in the matter did not conform to the statutory scheme. Because the Committee was constituted in breach of the Act, every action taken by it in the selection process lacked legal validity. The impugned selection process was therefore illegal, void and unenforceable, and all consequential action was set aside. en-us Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:33:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769611 Where a statute mandates the composition of a Selection Committee for appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, the authority must comply strictly with that prescribed constitution. The High Court noted that Section 24 required specified participation, including the Director General, ICAR, and the Committee notified in the matter did not conform to the statutory scheme. Because the Committee was constituted in breach of the Act, every action taken by it in the selection process lacked legal validity. The impugned selection process was therefore illegal, void and unenforceable, and all consequential action was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=769611