CBI probe into IIT-Madras appointments stayed
A single judge verdict ordering CBI probe into the appointment of lecturers at the IIT-Madras from 1995 to 2000, was stayed by a division bench of the court on Friday.
In his order on July 25, Justice S Nagamuthu had asked the CBI to probe the correctness and legality of the appointments made at IIT-Madras from 1995 to September 26, 2000.
The first bench comprising acting Chief Justice R K Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan issued the interim order of stay on writ appeals filed by the IIT-M administration against the single judge order.
The matter relates to the writ petition filed 15 years ago by a woman faculty of the IIT-M, alleging case-based harassment and denial of due promotion due to extraneous reasons.
In her petition, Dr W B Vasantha, who was appointed lecturer in the mathematics department of IIT-M on August 19, 1988, said that despite her higher qualifications and researches, she was denied promotion as an associate professor in 1995 and as professor in 1996.
In his order, Justice Nagamuthu said: "If it is found that any illegality has been committed, making out an offence, the CBI will then proceed to prosecute those responsible." He asked the court registry to forward a copy of the judgment to the director of the CBI, New Delhi, for necessary action.
In it's present appeal, the IIT-Madras administration said that except the advertisement there is no ore evidence to declare that the appointments were illegal. Merely because a selection is held to be erroneous, it would not automatically mean that there was any criminality involved in the non-selection of Vasantha, it said. There is no factual basis for the order, it said.
In his order on July 25, Justice S Nagamuthu had asked the CBI to probe the correctness and legality of the appointments made at IIT-Madras from 1995 to September 26, 2000.
The first bench comprising acting Chief Justice R K Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan issued the interim order of stay on writ appeals filed by the IIT-M administration against the single judge order.
The matter relates to the writ petition filed 15 years ago by a woman faculty of the IIT-M, alleging case-based harassment and denial of due promotion due to extraneous reasons.
In her petition, Dr W B Vasantha, who was appointed lecturer in the mathematics department of IIT-M on August 19, 1988, said that despite her higher qualifications and researches, she was denied promotion as an associate professor in 1995 and as professor in 1996.
In his order, Justice Nagamuthu said: "If it is found that any illegality has been committed, making out an offence, the CBI will then proceed to prosecute those responsible." He asked the court registry to forward a copy of the judgment to the director of the CBI, New Delhi, for necessary action.
In it's present appeal, the IIT-Madras administration said that except the advertisement there is no ore evidence to declare that the appointments were illegal. Merely because a selection is held to be erroneous, it would not automatically mean that there was any criminality involved in the non-selection of Vasantha, it said. There is no factual basis for the order, it said.
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