IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.972 of 2009 SURESH CHANDRA RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02. 27.06.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is presently working as a Lecturer in Physics in Saint Kabir College, Samastipur, which is affiliated to L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. Petitioner’s case is that in this College, there is only one sanctioned post in Physics and against that post, he was appointed by the Governing Body by following all due process of selection in the year 1991. The petitioner has become apprehensive of his appointment and retention of the post against one sanctioned post of Lecturer in the concerned College. An advertisement was published in Dainik Jagaran Newspaper, dated 28th of December, 2008 under the signature of the Secretary of the College. Through this advertisement, applications were invited for the post of Lecturers in different subjects, including Physics. Petitioner is apprehensive that since there is only one sanctioned post and he is working against that post, in case any further appointment is made, it may cause 2 some threat to his position, which is still now secured. In this regard, petitioner has filed his representation before the Vice Chancellor of the University and the same is still pending. When I asked the petitioner, whether on the basis of this advertisement, any process for selection / appointment has been initiated, his answer is that, except the publication of advertisement, nothing has been done. Three years have passed till now, there is no further development in the appointment matter as per the advertisement. I do not find that there is any reason for the petitioner to be apprehensive, especially when he has been appointed on the sole sanctioned post in the subject of Physics following all procedure. However, the representation filed by the petitioner, being still pending before the Vice Chancellor, it is directed to be disposed of by the Vice Chancellor, considering all legal aspects, so far holding of one single post by the person like the petitioner is concerned. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)