IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10379 of 2000 DR.SUJATA KUMARI, WIFE OF PROF. DR. DHANANJAY PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- KAMRUDDINGANJ, BIHARSHARIF, P.S. BIHARSHARIF, (SADAR), DISTRICT- NALANDA. …….. Petitioner VERSUS 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE(MINISTRY OF H.R.D.), NEW DELHI. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF MANAGEMENT, NAV, NALANDA MAHA VIHAR, AT NALANDA, P.S. AND DISTRICT- NALANDA 3. THE DIRECTOR, NAV NALANDA MAHA VIHAR AT NALANDA, P.S. AND DISTRICT- NALANDA 4. THE REGISTRAR, NAV NALANDA MAHA VIHAR AT NALANDA, P.S. AND DISTRICT- NALANDA 5. MRS. RUBI KUMARI, C/O SRI AMIRCHAND PRSAD SINGH, MOHALLA- KAMRUDDINGANJ, BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT- NALANDA PRESENTLY POSTED AS LECTURER OF SANSKRIT IN NALANDA MAHAVIHAR, DISTRICT- NALANDA ….. Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Arun Kumar No. 1, Advocate For the Union of India : Mr. S.N.Pathak, Advocate For the respondent no. 5 : Mr. Chitranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate ----------- 4 30.09.2008 Heard Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. After undergoing a selection process, the petitioner has moved this Court in writ jurisdiction to challenge selection of respondent no. 5 as lecturer in Sanskrit. In the counter affidavit of respondent no. 5, the comparative academic performance in different examinations of the petitioner and respondent no. 5 have been annexed and it shows that respondent no. 5 has consistently performed better in university examinations. - 2 - This Court finds no good reason to interfere with the selection made by the competent authority. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. pkj (Shiva Kirti Singh, J)