Madhuri Singh Thakur v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Common disposal of a large bunch of WPS writ petitions (2023–2024) by Guest Lecturers/Guest Faculty in Chhattisgarh Government colleges challenging annual re-engagement advertisements and seeking tenure protection until regular appointments. Key themes: Atithi Vyakhyata Niti (Policy) 2024; Guest Lecturer / Guest Faculty engagement policy; uniform policy framed at Court's direction dated 28.07.2023; committee dated 10.09.2023; Cabinet approval 20.06.2024; clauses 9.5, 9.6, 13.1, 13.2; Ph.D./NET/SET/M.Phil priority categories; minimum 55% PG marks (50% reserved categories); Guest Teaching Assistant; ad hoc employees replacement (Manish Gupta v. President Jan Bhagidari Samiti, 2022 (6) SCALE 780); judicial review of executive policy (Fertilizer Corporation Kamgar Union (1981) 1 SCC 568; Directorate of Film Festivals v. Gaurav Ashwin Jain (2007) 4 SCC 737; IRCTC (2011) 12 SCC 792; Jacob Puliyel 2022 SCC OnLine SC 533; Vivek Narayan Sharma (2023) 3 SCC 1); separation of powers; academic session 2024; Higher Education Department Chhattisgarh; single-judge bench of Narendra Kumar Vyas; order dated 26.06.2024; petitions disposed with direction to appoint per Policy 2024.