IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.538 of 2004 1. Ram Narain Sahani, S/O Late Ramashray Sahani, resident of village Mohabbatpur, P.S. Deoria, District-Muzaffarpur 2. Umesh Prasad Deo, S/O Late Balram Deo, resident of I.V.Road, Ward No. 18, Forbisganj, P.S. Forbisganj, District-Araria Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna, Sri Navin Verma 2. Dr. Dasrath Paswan, Director, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna, 3. Dr. Amarnath Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, B.N.M. University, Madhepura 4. Dri Sachindra Mahto, Registrar, B.N.M. University, Madhepura 5. Dr. Satindra Kumar, Principal, Forbisganj College, Forbisganj, District-Araria 6. Dr. Ram Manohar Roy, Ex-Principal, Forbisganj College, Forbisganj, presently R/O Bellachowck, Darbhanga 7. Mr. Amir Sobhani, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Bihar, Patna. ----------- 13. 4.8.2009 In the show cause filed on behalf of the Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, it is stated that the appointment of Class –III and Class-IV employees is to be made by the University which is the competent authority and the entire appointment process including roster clearance are to be done by the authorities of the University itself college-wise because the posts are sanctioned for the college and the college is considered as a unit. It is further stated that by letter dated 24.7.2009 the University has been directed to follow the reservation policy of the State Government and ensure compliance of the order of this Court. Learned counsel for the University states that the University has already re-advertised the posts for appointment and will take whatever other steps are required including the roster clearance within a reasonable time. In the aforesaid view of the matter, since steps are 2 already being taken by the University in the matter of filling up the vacancies, the contempt application is disposed of with the direction that the process of appointment should be expedited and completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)