This is the second round of litigation in the matter before the top court, which had earlier set aside the High Court’s decision to remove Kundu from the DGP post.
The Bench observed that it was not in dispute that the age of superannuation of the teaching faculties in private aided colleges in Chandigarh was same as their counterparts in the state of Punjab.
The provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, cannot be overlooked by invoking the provisions of Hindu Law relating to succession, the High Court held.