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3. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners Sri A.V. Gangadharappa reiterating the grounds urged in the writ petition has contended that none of the respondents 4 to 13 have the requisite qualification as prescribed in the Regulations framed by the University Grants Commission. Drawing the attention of the Court to Sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 1 which makes it clear that the 2000 Regulations prescribing minimum qualifications framed by the University Grants Commission are made applicable to Universities established or incorporated under the Central Act, Provincial Act or a State Act and every institution or an affiliated college recognised by the Commission. Drawing particular attention to Regulation 2 providing for qualifications for the Lecturers, he submits that a person to be eligible for being appointed to a teaching post in University or in any of the institutions including a constituent or affiliated college must possess qualifications as prescribed in the annexure appended to the Regulations. The annexure appended to the Regulations at Clause 1.3,3 dealing with Lecturers states that besides fulfilling the above qualifications, candidates should have cleared the eligibility test (NET) for Lecturers conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC. The note appended to the Rule states that 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. These Regulations have come into force with effect from 4-4-2000 and are very much applicable to the selection process undertaken by the University in the instant case as the Notification inviting applications is issued on 18-5-2005.

Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, candidates should have cleared the eligibility test (NET) for Lecturers conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC.

Note.--NET shall remain the compulsory requirement for appointment as Lecturer even for candidates having Ph. D degree. However, the candidate 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.

It is thus clear from the reading of the provisions as extracted herein above that NET is a compulsory requirement for appointments as Lecturers. Even for candidates who possessed Ph. D degree, it is made compulsory. However a relaxation is provided to the effect that those who have completed M. Phil, degree or have submitted Ph. D thesis in the concerned subject upto 31-12-1993 are exempted from appearing in the NET examination.