Gwalior High Court bench rejects guest faculty petition:Court denies request for age relaxation and 25 per cent reservation; ruling against faculty’s demands

The Gwalior High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a guest faculty member. The petitioner had asked for age relaxation and 25 percent reservation. The court said these benefits are only for guest faculty working on sanctioned vacant posts in government colleges. It is to be noted that this petition was filed by Radha Gupta. She argued that she had worked as a guest lecturer in a college under the Janbhagidari scheme during 2002-03. Radha Gupta holds M.Sc., Ph.D., and NET degrees. She had applied for the Assistant Professor (Botany) recruitment advertised in 2025. The petitioner argued that she should also receive age relaxation and the benefit of experience, as the nature of her teaching work was similar to that of guest faculty working in government colleges.