Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 259 · Decided 9 December 1966
D.S. Reddy v. Chancellor, Osmania University & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 259 · [1967] 2 S.C.R. 214
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2313/1966
- Decided
- 9 December 1966
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI, V. RAMASWAMI, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Constitution of India, Article 14-Appellant appoimed Vice·Chan­ ce//or under s. 12(1) of Osmania University Act, 1959 for 5 years­ A-nding Act II of 1966 by new s. 13(1) reducing term of office of Vice.ChancellorS to 3 years and by new s. 12(2) providing procedure for their providing for appointment of new Vice-Chancellor within 90 days in place ·of appellant-Thus benefit of s. 12(2) ands. 13(1) denied to appellant-Whether classification of existing Vic!!-Chancellor and future appointees justified or discrimbuuory. As a result of the Osmania University
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