|Central Administrative Tribunal
AIIMS Director Cannot Displace Senior-Most Professor as HoD via Working Arrangement | Governing Body Seniority Norm Binding : CAT (PB)
The CAT Principal Bench quashed the AIIMS Director's order assigning HoD charge to a junior professor, ruling that the Director lacks jurisdiction to override the Governing Body's seniority-based norm for HoD appointments. The decision protects the senior-most professor's right to continue as HoD till superannuation, reinforcing institutional governance norms.