University Cannot Reject Candidate’s Degree for Recruitment After Admitting Him to PhD on the Same Qualification: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has delivered a significant ruling on fair and consistent evaluation standards in university recruitment, holding that an institution cannot apply different criteria for the same qualification at different stages. The decision was passed on 24.11.2025 by Justice Sandeep Sharma in the case Seema Sharma v/s Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry and Anr. The judgment highlights principles of fairness rooted in the University…