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New Indian Express
16-06-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Orissa HC stays selection of assistant professors at AHPGIC
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has imposed restriction on recruitment to the post of assistant professor in different disciplines (super specialty) at the state-run Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) in Cuttack. The vacation court on Friday allowed the recruitment process to continue but barred selection of candidates for the posts. On May 28, the director of AHPGIC issued an advertisement inviting applications for 17 posts of assistant professors in six super specialty disciplines. A petition challenged the legality of the advertisement alleging that the selection process outlined in it was a violation of the Odisha Medical Education Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021, and the institute's own bye-laws. Dr Paresh Chandra Mohanta, an assistant professor in the department of TB and chest diseases at MKCG medical college and hospital, Berhampur, along with four others filed the petition. The advertisement outlined selection based solely on academics - 40 per cent weightage to MBBS marks for candidates who completed their post-graduation before 2016/2017, and 20 per cent from PG - without holding a written test. However, as per Clause 4 of the Odisha Medical Education Service Rules, recruitment to the post must be conducted through a written examination. Advocate Jitendra Kumar Lenka, representing the petitioners, argued the Supreme Court of India has consistently held that appointments made in violation of statutory rules are null and void. He sought quashing of the advertisement and directions for issuing a fresh one in line with the statutory rules and bye-laws of AHPGIC. Taking note of it, Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra issued notices to both director and dean of AHPGIC seeking reply affidavits within two weeks. 'As an interim measure, it is directed that the selection process pursuant to the advertisement dated May 28, 2025 shall continue, however no final decision shall be taken without the leave of this court,' Justice Mohapatra ruled.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
HC notice AHPGIC director on recruitment to assistant prof posts
Cuttack: Orissa high court has issued notice to the director of Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC), Cuttack, in response to a petition challenging the advertisement issued on May 28 for recruitment to 17 assistant professor posts in six superspecialty disciplines at the institute. While allowing the recruitment process to go ahead, the vacation bench of Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra restrained authorities from finalising appointments without its permission and posted the matter for hearing in the week commencing August 4. The court's direction came while hearing a petition filed by Dr Paresh Chandra Mohanta, an assistant professor in the department of TB at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, and four others. Their petition alleged that the selection process outlined in the advertisement is in violation of the Odisha Medical Education Service (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021, and the institute's own bye-laws. Appearing on behalf of the petitioners, advocate Jitendra Kumar Lenka argued that appointments made in violation of statutory recruitment rules are "null and void from the beginning," as consistently held by the Supreme Court. Lenka sought the quashing of the impugned advertisement and directions for issuing a fresh one in line with statutory rules and bye-laws of AHPGIC. Taking cognizance of the matter, Justice Mohapatra directed the director of AHPGIC to file an reply within two weeks, and two weeks thereafter for any rejoinder by the petitioner. The advertisement, issued on May 28, proposed selection based solely on marks — 40% weightage on MBBS marks for candidates who completed their post-graduation before 2016/2017, and 20% marks from PG. However, as per Clause 4 of the Odisha Medical Education Service Rules, recruitment to the post of assistant professor in superspecialty disciplines must be conducted through a written exam.
