IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6771 of 2009 PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE RAJESHWARI PRASAD SINGH R/O MOHALLA- GAURAKSHNI, PO & PS-SASARAM, DISTT- ROHTAS & WORKING AS A LECTURER AT S.P. JAIN COLLEGE, SASARAM (ROHTAS) ------------------PETITIONER Versus 1. VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY, ARA THROUGH ITS VICE CHANCELLOR 2. THE REGISTRAR, VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY,ARA--------- ------------------------------RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4 24.1.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Whatever be the background behind which the petitioner was compelled to file the present writ application seeking direction upon the University to grant him promotion to the next higher post of Reader and then Professor, the fact stands that the petitioner has already been notified as a Reader vide notification annexed as annexure-6 to the Interlocutory Application No. 1345 of 2010. Learned Senior counsel representing the petitioner submits that the effective date for promotion to the post Reader should be 19.3.1994 instead of 1.2.1996. This aspect of the matter is intentionally not being looked into since that was not the issue and so the pleadings in this regard are not available. Senior counsel thereafter submits that petitioner will file a detailed representation before the competent authority in support of his claim which will be considered and decided within a reasonable time frame. This submission or prayer is allowed. Let the petitioner do the needful in this regard and the respondent authority would be obliged to decide the date of promotion on the - 2 - post of Reader in light of actual state of affairs which will be reflected from the records. In so far as the promotion of the petitioner to the post of Professor is concerned, the stand of the University in the counter affidavit is that the selection committee has not met. No sooner the meeting is held the case of the petitioner would be considered with the case of others and appropriate decision will be taken and communicated in due course. In the above stated background this writ application is disposed of with the observation made in the earlier part of the order. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)