Ramkrishna Mission Cannot Refuse Appointment of Professor Merely for Expressing Divergent Views Online: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently passed a significant judgment involving the Ramkrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, and a petitioner seeking appointment as an Assistant Professor in English. The petitioner, who had cleared all eligibility criteria, including an M.A. in English, qualified NET-JRF in 2007, and earned a Ph.D. from Calcutta University in 2015, was denied appointment by the College. The refusal was based on the petitioner’s social media posts, which…