Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985

The appellants, lecturers and professors appointed to the University College of Engineering, Thodupuzha (a self‑financing institution under Mahatma Gandhi University), challenged the university's refusal to extend pay‑revision benefits, arguing that they were appointed to substantive, permanent posts and thus were "tea…

Lily Kurian, the founding principal of St. Joseph's Training College for Women, was dismissed after an ex‑parte disciplinary enquiry and later reinstated by the Vice‑Chancellor, but the reinstatement was set aside by the Kerala High Court. The Kerala University Act, 1974 introduced Sections 60(7) and 61, allowing an ex…

The Kerala University Act, 1974, Calicut University Act, 1975 and Mahatma Gandhi University Act, 1985 empower the university Senate or Syndicate to frame statutes, but grant the State Government a one‑time power to make "First Statutes" under Section 83 (or Section 100 for Gandhi University). The appellants challenged …

The Mahatma Gandhi University denied Rincymol Mathew the benefits of the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) on the ground that her initial appointment as Lecturer in 1998 was to a temporary post not duly sanctioned under the university statutes. The respondent filed a writ petition, and the Single Judge of the Kerala High…