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(iii) The grievance of the appellants / writ petitioners before the writ court was that the respondent University ought to have conferred them dual or double promotion simultaneously to the cadre of Associate Professor and to the post of Professor under the CAS. However, what was conferred to them is promotion to the post of Associate Professor and they were deprived of their further promotion to the post of Professor. The appellants / writ petitioners therefore submitted a joint representation dated 03.12.2020 to the respondent University, stating that they have applied for promotion to the posts of Associate Professor as well as Professor under the CAS and that, they are fully qualified to be promoted for the said posts. It was also stated in the said representation that the Academic Performance Indicator (API) based on Performance Based Appraisal System (PBAS) as prescribed by the UGC https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No.1807 of 2022 etc batch Regulations, have been fulfilled by them. However, the appellants / writ petitioners were conferred with promotion only to the post of Associate Professor and not to the post of Professor simultaneously, under the CAS and thereby the parameters laid down by the UGC in adhering to CAS, have been diluted. Thus, in the representation dated 03.12.2020, the appellants / writ petitioners requested the respondent University to confer them further promotion to the post of Professor under the CAS, forthwith.

14. The Government of Tamil Nadu Higher Educational https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WA No.1807 of 2022 etc batch Department has issued G.O.(D)No.153, Higher Education (K1) Department dated 25.06.2021 appointing Two Member Committee to conduct an enquiry with regard to any irregularity while implementing the promotion under CAS in Salem Periyar University, Madurai Kamarajar University and Annamalai University. The said Committee conducted the enquiry and they are about to file a report to the Government. The said Committee after conducting a detailed enquiry on 03.12.2021 in the respondents University and other staff members including the petitioners. As per 6.4.8. of the UGC Regulations, a Associate Professor completing 3 years of service in Stage 4 possessing as Ph.D. Degree in the relevant discipline shall be eligible to be appointed and designated as a Professor and be placed in the higher cadre (Stage 5) subject to satisfying the required credit points as per API based PBAS Methodology provided in Table I - III of Appendix IV. According to the respondents, the petitioners did not possess 3 years teaching experience as Associate Professor for getting promoted as Professor.