SEN, J—This writ petition by Shri Hari Shanker Goyal, an advocate practising in this Court, and a registered graduate of the Rajasthan University, seeks the issuance of a writ of quo-warrant against the respondent No. 2, Shri Ziauddin Khan, Professor and Head of the Department of Public Administration, Rajasthan University and against the respondents Nos. 3 and 4, namely, Sarvashri Girdhar Behari Sharma and Hosiar Singh, Lecturers, Department of Public Administration, Rajasthan University, from usurping the offices of Professor of Public Administration and Lecturers, Department of Public Administration, Rajasthan University, respectively. 2. During the pendency of the writ petition, the respondent No. 2, Shri Ziauddin Khan, retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Public Administration, Rajasthan University, in the year 1974. That being so, the relief claimed against him in the petition has become infructuous. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has, however, challenged the validity of the appointment of respondents Nos. 3 and 4, namely, Sarvashri Girdhar Behari Sharma and Hosiar Singh, as Lecturers, Department of Public Administration, Rajasthan University, and has advanced a submission threefold. Firstly, the contention is that the constitution of the Selection Committee under Statute 20 of the Statutes of the University was invalid inasmuch as Shri Ziauddin Khan could not be appointed as Professor of Public Administration as he did not have the requisite qualification. Secondly, the contention is that Shri D.C. Swami, who was a nominee of the Syndicate in the Selection Committee, not hiving attended the meeting of the Selection Committee held on August 4, 1972; the Selection Committee was not validly constituted. And thirdly, the contention is that Shri Rama Reddi, Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, Usmania University and Professor S.M. Hasan, Professor and Head of the Department of Law in the Aligarh University, were rot experts within the meaning of Statute 20(2)(b)(v) for the reason that they were not the persons possessing special knowledge of the subject concerned, i.e., Public Administration. There is, in my opinion, no substance in any of the contentions, I 4. Statute No. 20 of the University of Rajasthan, so far as material, reads as follows:— "20. (1) No person shall be appointed as a University teacher except on the recommendation of a Committee of Selection constituted for the purpose. (2) The Committee of Selection shall consist of the following members: (a) For Professors. Statute No. 20 of the University of Rajasthan, so far as material, reads as follows:— "20. (1) No person shall be appointed as a University teacher except on the recommendation of a Committee of Selection constituted for the purpose. (2) The Committee of Selection shall consist of the following members: (a) For Professors. (i) The Vice-Chancellor, Chairman (ii) The Dean of the Faculty concerned provided he is a University Professor or Principle of an affiliated Post-graduate College. (iii) One Member of the Syndicate appointed by the Syndicate. (iv) The Head of the Department concerned, not below the rank of Professor. (v) Three persons possessing special knowledge of the subject concerned, appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Syndicate. (b) For Readers & Lecturers. (i) The Vice-Chancellor, Chairman, (ii) The Dean of the Faculty concerned. (iii) One member of the Syndicate appointed by the Syndicate. (iv) The Head of the Department concerned. (v) Two persons possessing special knowledge of the subject concerned, appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Syndicate. ........................ (3) The Committee of Selection shall report to the Syndicate. If the Syndicate accepts the recommendation, it will make the appointment." 5. As regards the alleged invalidity of the constitution of the Selection Committee, the contention that the appointment of Shri Ziauddin Khan, Pro-lessor and Head of the Department of Public Administration was invalid and therefore, he could not be a member of the Selection Committee, cannot be accepted. Under Statute 20 (2)(b)(v), the requirement is that Shri Ziauddin Khan should have been Head of the Department concerned and he was, indeed, the Head of the Department of Public Administration. In that view, it is not necessary to go into the question as to whether his appointment as Professor of Public Administration was or was not valid on the ground that the Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Hague, which he held had not been recognized by the Rajasthan University as being equevalent to Post Graduate Qualification in Public Administration. Suffice it to say, the Diploma in Public Administration of the University of Hague has since been recognized. 6. The meeting of the Selection Committee was also not invalid due to the absence of Shri D.C. Swami, the nominee of the Syndicate, because of his sudden illness. Suffice it to say, the Diploma in Public Administration of the University of Hague has since been recognized. 6. The meeting of the Selection Committee was also not invalid due to the absence of Shri D.C. Swami, the nominee of the Syndicate, because of his sudden illness. The argument is that the Selection Committee was to consist of six members, and the absence of one of them rendered the meeting of the Committee invalid. Reliance is placed on Mrs Priti Prabha vs. Dr. C.P. Singh (1) and Dr. S.M. Gupta vs. State of Rajasthan (2) in support of the contention. In Mrs. Priti Prabha vs. Dr. C.P. Singh (1) supra Jagat Narayan and Mehta JJ. held that the Selection Committee was not properly constituted and therefore the case is distinguishable. In Dr. S.M. Gupta vs. State of Rajasthan (2) supra, Kan Singh J. held that the absence of one of the members of the Committee rendered the constitution of the Selection Committee to be invalid. I am afraid, the decision does not lay down good law. 7. In Ishwar Chandra vs. Satyanarain Sinha (3) their Lordships, while construing the analogous provisions contained in Section 13 (2) of the University of Sagar Act, 1946, in repelling the contention that the constitution of the Selection Committee for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor was invalid due to the absence of one of the members, observed,— "There is little doubt that the impugned Order made by the Chancellor was based entirely on the legality of the meeting where only two out of three members were present when the name of the appellant was recommended." Their Lordships then concluded, saying:— "It is also not denied that the meeting held by two of the three members on the 4th April 1970 was legal because sufficient notice was given to all the three members. If for one reason or the other, one of them could not attend, that does not make the meeting of other illegal. In such circumstances, where there is no rule or regulation or any other revision for fixing the quorum, the presence of the majority of the members would constitute it a valid meeting and matters considered thereat cannot be held to be invalid." That really concludes the point. 8. In such circumstances, where there is no rule or regulation or any other revision for fixing the quorum, the presence of the majority of the members would constitute it a valid meeting and matters considered thereat cannot be held to be invalid." That really concludes the point. 8. Lastly, the contention that Shri Rama Reddy, and Shri S.M. Hasan could not be selected as expert in Public Administration, cannot also prevail. The University, in its reply has controverted the allegation that they had no special knowledge of the subject concerned i. e., Pubic Administration. It is stated that,— "...it is submitted that both Sri Rama Reddy and Prof, S. M. Hasan were properly selected as experts in Public Administration Professor Rama Reddy was Professor of Public Administration in the Post-graduate Centre, Warangal, Osmania University and when he came to attend the meeting of the Selection Committee he was Professor of Political Science. His specialisation is in the field of Public Administration within Political Science Prof. S. M. Hasan, another expert was Professor of Law in the National Academy of Public Administration when his name was included in the panel. He was Professor and Head of the Department of law in the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, when he came to attend the meeting of the Selection Committee. His specialisation is within the field of Administrative Law. Administrative Law is one of the subjects in Public Administration included in the syllabus of Rajasthan University. Moreover, it rests with the University to judge the competence of a person to be regarded as expert in a particulars Subject." 9. My attention is, however, drawn to Union of India vs. Dr. (Miss) S. B. Kohli (4), wherein their Lordships have laid down that in case of promotion to the post of Professor of Orthopaedies, the promotee under rale §(3) read with the proviso of the Central Health Service Rules, 1963, Schedule 2, Annex-ure 2 Item 7 should have a post graduate degree in the concerned speciality and therefore her degree in F.R.C.S. in general surgery was not a post graduate equivalent degree in specially of Orthopaedics. It is not necessary for me to go into the question for the reasons stated by the University in its reply. It is for the University to judge the competence of a person to* be regarded as an. exp<rt in a particular subject. It is not necessary for me to go into the question for the reasons stated by the University in its reply. It is for the University to judge the competence of a person to* be regarded as an. exp<rt in a particular subject. The University has in its reply duly supported by an affidavit, stated that Sri Rama Reddy was Professor of Public Administration in post graduate Centre, Warangal, Usmania University. His specialisation is in the field of Public Administration within Political Science, and when he came to attend the meeting of the Selection Committee, he was professor of Political Science. Similarly, professor S.M. Hasan another expert was professor of Law in the National Academy of public Administration when his name was included in the panel He was professor and Head of the Department of Law in the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, when he came to attend the meeting of the Selection Committee. His specialisation lies within the field of Public Administration. Administrative Law is one of the subjects in public Administration included in the Syllabus of Rajasthan University. In principal, patna College, Patna vs. Kalyan Srinivas (5) their Lordships of the Supreme Court have held that there should be no interference of the High Court in such academic matters. That must be more so in this particular ease, because the recc-mmendation of the Selection Committee was approved of by the Syndicate. Incidently, the petitioner has nowhere alleged that these gentlemen did not have special knowledge in the subject concerned i. e., public Administration. The matter must really rest at that. 10. In the result, the writ petition fails and is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.