The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday quashed the ongoing recruitment process for 613 posts of Assistant Professor (English) in the state Higher Education Department, holding that the selection criteria framed by the state government and the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) violated the mandatory provisions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018.

Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya allowed a batch of writ petitions led by one filed by Asha Rani and others, along with connected matters filed by Vineet Ranga and others, and struck down the Haryana government memorandum dated November 11, 2022, to the extent it modified or deviated from the UGC Regulations.

The court also set aside an advertisement (No.…