1997 (4) TMI 537

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.... and Devendra Singh, Advs For Respondents: T. Sridharan and P.D. Sharma, Advs. JUDGMENT 1. Leave granted. 2. The appellants were appointed as Voluntary Teachers on tenure basis under the Voluntary Teachers Primary Scheme 1991. Respondent No. 4 challenged their appointment inter alia on the ground that he was academically more meritorious then the appellants and therefore the Selection ....

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.... constituted Selection Committee which has the expertise on the subject. The court has no such expertise. The decision of the Selection Committee can be interfered with only on limited grounds, such as illegality or patent material irregularity in the Constitution of the Committee or its procedure vitiating the selection, or proved mala fides, affecting the selection etc. It is not disputed that i....

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....candidates was not quashed on any other ground. The Tribunal fell in error in arrogating to itself the power to judge the comparative merits of the candidates and consider the fitness and suitability for appointment. That was the function of the selection committee. The observations of this Court in Dalpat Abasaheb Solunke's case (supra) are squarely attracted to the facts of the present case.....