THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The promotion of 12 teachers to college principals under the government's special rule without qualification in accordance with UGC norms has been overturned by the administrative tribunal. Most of these teachers retired while the case was pending in court. There was no search committee for their appointment. Appointments of those teachers without research degrees, publications and research supervision have been cancelled. The special rule was made against the UGC rules. Tribunal Judicial Member Justice PV Asha clarified that this will not stand.