HC faults Madras University for not regularising job of research associate

HOLDING that appointments on contract basis cannot be made to permanent posts, the Madras High Court has upheld an order of a single judge over regularisation of the services of a research associate employed with the Agro Economic Research Centre (AERC) attached to the University of Madras.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Chennai

A division bench comprising Justices R Subramanian and G Arul Murugan passed the orders recently while dismissing the appeal filed by the university challenging the single judge's order.

"The method of contractual appointment can be resorted to only when there is no permanent vacancy. Appointment of a contractual worker for a permanent sanctioned post itself is a dubious method," the bench stated.