IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8651 of 2008 MD.NASIR AHMAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8940 of 2008 BINAY KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8962 of 2008 HIRA THAKUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8963 of 2008 UMA SAHANI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8968 of 2008 SMT.KUSUM KUMARI SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8969 of 2008 PREM NATH JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8986 of 2008 RAM DENI YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8987 of 2008 NARAYAN PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8988 of 2008 - 2 - SHAMBHU SARAN PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8990 of 2008 RAVINDRA KUMAR OJHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8996 of 2008 JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9007 of 2008 PYARE LAL PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9008 of 2008 RAVINDRA PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9010 of 2008 SHAMBHU RAUT Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9091 of 2008 GHANSHYAM PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9106 of 2008 AYODHYA YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9118 of 2008 JAI NARAYAN PRASAD Versus - 3 - THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9120 of 2008 SADHU RAUT Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9143 of 2008 RAMANAND PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9176 of 2008 BINOD KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9256 of 2008 BABULAL MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9259 of 2008 SITAM YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9272 of 2008 JAGDISH CHANDRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9307 of 2008 SANJAY KUMAR & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9308 of 2008 GHANSHYAM PATI TRIPATHI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH - 4 - CWJC No.9316 of 2008 DIGVIJAY PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9334 of 2008 SONA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9335 of 2008 DR.MOHAMMAD ALI NEYAZI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9337 of 2008 PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9341 of 2008 JOGENDRA PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9392 of 2008 RAM DARSHAN SINGH & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9414 of 2008 BIKRAM SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9441 of 2008 RAM VINOD PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9493 of 2008 - 5 - MD.ASLAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9520 of 2008 DR.KIRAN KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9713 of 2008 CHANDRA BHUSHAN KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9756 of 2008 DR.(SMT.)KILAK KUMARI PATEL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.268 of 2006 SUDISTA PRASAD SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9179 of 2008 VINOD PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9201 of 2008 MAINEJAR YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9202 of 2008 PARMANAND YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9203 of 2008 YOGENDRA RAI Versus - 6 - THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9211 of 2008 ARVIND NATH PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9253 of 2008 YUGESHWAR PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.10871 of 2008 PURUSHOTTAM LAL CHATURVEDI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.9318 of 2008 SMT.VEENA SINGH & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.8652 of 2008 RAVI SHANKAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS WITH CWJC No.10695 of 2008 MD.SAMUILLAH DEORAJI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4. 29.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, for the State as also for Respondent-B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University. The Syndicate of the University by its resolution after considering the order of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 6098 of 1996 passed resolution for regularisation/absorption of the petitioners. The - 7 - petitioners, thus, acquired the status of permanency as distinct from their earlier precarious position. The Vice Chancellor has now sought to annul this benefit given to the petitioners, visiting them with civil consequences. It is urged that before the impugned order dated 22.5.2008 came to be passed again referring to the very same order of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 6098 of 1996, no notice had been issued to the petitioners and they were given no opportunity to present their case. Additionally, the Vice Chancellor was not competent to singularly annul the decision of the Syndicate. Learned counsel for the University from the counter affidavit found it difficult to satisfy this Court with regard to the compliance of the principles of natural justice. The writ application has to be allowed on that ground alone. The Court does not consider it proper to make any further observations lest it will prejudice the case of either party at a later stage, in view of the limited ground on which the present application has been allowed. The order dated 22.5.2008 stands quashed. In CWJC No. 268 of 2006, I.A. No. 4062 of 2008 has been filed bringing on record the order of termination after such absorption. In view of the nature of the order passed and the reasons for which the order has been quashed, this Court does not consider it proper to make any observation with regard to the plea made on behalf of the petitioner in this writ application on the issue of his seniority at this stage. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)