Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
UGC Regulations 2018, Regulation 4.1.V.B.(ii) | State Orders Subordinate to Federal Academic Pay Rules; Principal’s Reversion Entitles to Professor Pay Band 14 : Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court ruled that UGC Regulations 2018 override conflicting state government orders on academic pay fixation, entitling a former Principal reverted to teaching duties to Professor-level pay Band 14 and revised pension. This establishes federal supremacy in higher education pay structures, impacting thousands of state-funded college staff across India.