IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8987 of 2010 1. BIBHASH CHANDRA MISHRA S/O LATE CHAMAK LAL MISHRA MARWARI COLLEGE, BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR , THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR TILKAMANJHI , BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR 3. TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR DISTT- BHAGALPUR 4. THE PRINCIPAL MARWARI COLLEGE BHAGALPUR, DISTT- BHAGALPUR 5. THE AUDITOR TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR ----------- 3 10/05/2011 This writ application was filed by the petitioner for a direction upon the respondents to promote the petitioner on the post of Reader and pay the difference of salary from 10.03.1992 as well as all consequential benefits which may flow there from. This claim for promotion is being based on the Circulars relating to time bound promotions. Petitioner draws the attention of this Court to annexure-3 where the claim of the petitioner was considered by the erstwhile College Service Commission and a finding given. The stand of the University, as indicated in paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit, is that the case of - 2 - the petitioner’s promotion will be placed before the Screening Committee and the University Selection Committee in due course after its constitution. Keeping the stand of the University on this score in mind, this writ application can be disposed of with a direction that the case of the petitioner would be placed before the Screening Committee as well as the University Selection Committee within a period of four months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. If there is any failure on the part of the University to take a decision in light of this direction, the Court will view the matter seriously because such bodies ought to be in place and decisions with regard to such claims have to be taken up on due regularity. This writ application is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)