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9. It is seen from the communications issued on 11.7.2009 (published in the Gazette of India) that the University Grants Commission has prescribed the minimum qualifications required for appointment and career advancement of Teachers. Regulation 2009, which is the third amendment. By Regulation 2000, with reference to NET qualification, it was stated as follows:

"NET shall remain the compulsory requirement for appointment as lecturer even for candidates having Ph.D degree. However, the candidates who have completed M.Phil degree or have submitted Ph.D. Thesis in the concerned subject upto 31st December 1993 are exempted from appearing in the NET examination."

By Regulation 2002, it was prescribed as follows:

"NET shall remain compulsory requirement for appointment as Lecturer even for candidates having Ph.D.Degree. However, the candidates who have completed M.Phil. Degree by 31st December 1993 or have submitted Ph.D. Thesis to the University in the concerned subject on or before 31st December 2002 are exempted from appearing in the NET examination. In case such candidate fail to obtain Ph.D. Degree, they shall have to pass the NET examination."

By Regulation 2006, it was stipulated as follows:

"NET shall remain compulsory requirement for appointment as Lecturer even for those with Post Graduate Degree. However, the candidates having Ph.D. Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET for PG level and UG level teaching. The candidates having M.Phil Degree in the concerned subject are exempted from NET for UG level teaching only."

The impugned regulation of the year 2009 reads as follows:

"NET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment for appointment of Lecturers in Universities/Colleges/Institutions.
"(vi) National Eligibility Test (NET) shall be compulsory for appointment at the entry level of Assistant Professor, subject to the exemptions to the degree of Ph.D.in respect of those persons obtaining the award through a process of registration, course-work and external evaluation, as have been/or may be laid down by the UGC through its regulations, and so adopted by the University. Net shall not be required for such Masters' programmes in disciplines for which there is no NET."

11. The qualifications prescribed by the State Government adopts the recommendations of the University Grants Commission. For the implementation of the University Grants Commission scales of pay to Teachers and it had introduced the minimum norms for recruitment and that cannot be found fault with. The prescription contained the Government Order is in tune with the current University Grants Commission regulations.