IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8692 of 1992 1. DR.BUDHARAJU SANTHA VARMA, SON OF LATE BUDDHARAJU LAXMI NARAYANA RAJU, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 2. DR. LAKKARAJU HANUMANTHA RAO, SON OF LATE LAKKHARAJU KRISHNAMURTY, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 3. DR. SHAMBHU SHARAN SHARMA, SON OF LATE RAM BRIKSHA SHARMA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 4. DR. SHIVA SHANKAR MISHRA, SON OF LATE A.L. MISHRA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 5. SURESH KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE R.K. PRASAD SINHA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 6. DR. V. RAJA RAO, SON OF SHRI GOPALA KRISHNAYYA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 7. DR. B.K. JAYASWAL, SON OF DR. YOGESHWAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 8. PREM KUMAR JHA, SON OF SHRI GANGADHAR JHA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 9. DR. RAM PRASAD SINGH, SON OF SHRI GAYA SINGH, PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 10. KAMESHWARI PRASAD, SON OF LATE S.B.LAL, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI 11. HARIHAR SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMANAND SINGH, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 12. A.S. PRASAD, SON OF SHRI KALESHWAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 13. DR. S.K. SINGH, SON OF LATE R.P. SINGH, PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 14. DR. PRIYA RANJAN PRASAD, SON OF SHRI GAUTAM PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF MATALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 15. DR. NAGENDRA PRASAD, SON OF LATE BASUDEO PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF MATALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 16. TARKESHWAR PRASAD VERMA, SON OF LATE HARIHAR PD. VERMA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 17. MANINDRA NATH JAYASWAL, SON OF LATE KEDAR NATH SHAH, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 18. DR. JAGDEO MAHTO, SON OF LATE RAMJEE MAHTO, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI.. 19. V. JHA, SON OF SHRI DIWAKAR JHA, PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 20. DR. SHIVA SHANKAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE J.N. PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF MATALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, B.I.T. SINDRI. 21. DR. ARBIND KUMAR, SON OF LATE ALAKH NARAIN LAL, PROFESSOR, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 22. DR. PROTOSH KUMAR BHATTACHARYA, SON OF SHRI S.K. BHATTACHARYA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 2 23. DR. JAWAHAR PRASAD SINHA, SON OF LATE S.P. SINHA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 24. SUDARSHAN SHARMA, SON OF LATE NARSINGH SHARMA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 25. DR. ARUN PRAKASH, SON OF SHRI CHHATHU LAL, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 26. KRISHNA CHANDRA JHA, SON OF LATE L.N. JHA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 27. SATYA NARAIN PRASAD SRIVASTAVA, SON OF LATE BANKEY BEHARI LAL, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 28. DR. UMESH CHANDRA VERMA, SON OF LATE T.P. VERMA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 29. DR. BHARAT BHUSAN PRASAD, SON OF SHRI KASHI GOPE, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 30. DR. KRISHNA KUMAR SINHA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 31. DR. BIDHU SHEKHAR PRASAD SINHA, SON OF LATE B.B.N. SINHA, PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 32. DR. SURESH NANDAN SINHA, SON OF LATE R.N. SINHA, PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 33. DR. NITYANAND THAKUR, SON OF LATE KAPILESHWAR THAKUR, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 34. DR. RAMESH CHANDRA DAS VIKAL, SON OF LATE SITARAM DAS, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 35. DR. HARINDRA PRASAD SINHA, SON OF LATE S.N. SINHA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 36. DR. MANSOOR ALAM, SON OF LATE S.K. MD. ASHIQUE, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 37. DR. SUBODH CHANDRA ROY, SON OF LATE MADHUSUDAN ROY, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 38. DR. AWADHESH CHANDRA DUTTA, SON OF LATE PARAS NATH VERMA, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 39. DR. MANINDRA NATH PRASAD VERMA, SON OF LATE RAM AUTAR LALL, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 40. DR. KAMESHWAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE KASHI NATH VERMA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 41. DR. RAI MUKTESHWAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE HARDIP SAHAY, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 3 42. DR. ASHOK KUMAR SINHA, SON OF SHRI GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 43. DR. RAM KEDAR JHA, SON OF SHRI RAM BAHADUR JHA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 44. DR. BINDESHWAR PRASAD SAHANI ‘ ARUN’, SON OF LATE KHOKHAI SAHANI, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 45. DR. SUBODH CHANDRA SINHA, SON OF LATE DEO NARAYAN LAL, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 46. DR. UMESHA NAND MISHRA, SON OF LATE DEONANDAN MISHRA, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 47. DR. MANOHAR PRASAD JAKHANWAL, SON OF SHRI HARIHAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 48. DR. BHOLA SAHU, SON OF LATE BALDEO SAHU, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR 49. JAGDISH PRASAD, SON OF LATE BINDESHWAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 50. DR. KHURSHEED SAMI, SON OF SHRI S.M. SAMI, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR 51. BRAJESH KUMAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE INDRASAN PRASAD, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR 52. DR. JUGAL KISHORE RAI, SON OF LATE RAM JIVAN RAI, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR 53. BIJOY KUMAR CHAUDHARY, SON OF SHRI BINDESHWARI CHAUDHARY, PROFESSOR OF PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 54. KAMESHWAR PATRALEKH, SON OF SHRI NUNULAL PATRALEKH, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 55. DR. SATYA NARAIN PRASAD, SON OF LATE HARIHAR MAHTO, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 56. DR.. SHYAM KUMAR AGRAWAL, SON OF LATE RAGHUNATH DAS AGRAWAL, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 57. RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF SHRI KISHORI PRASAD, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 58. DR. BINODANAND PRASAD, SON OF LATE JUGAL KISHORE PRASAD, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 59. DR. JAGDISH MISHRA, SON OF LATE PT. CHANDRANAND MISHRA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 4 60. DR. BIJAY KRISHNA JHA, SON OF LATE NAWAL KISHORE JHA, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 61. DR. BISHWA NATH SAHA, SON OF LATE MAUJI LAL SAHA, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR 62. RAM NARAYAN DAS, SON OF LATE J.N. DAS, PROFESSOR, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 63. DR. KALI CHARAN PRASAD, SON OF SHRI AYODHAYA PRASAD, PROFESSOR, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 64. DR. RAMANAND SINGH, SON OF LATE SIA SHARAN SINGH, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 65. DR. AWADHESH NANDAN SAHAY, SON OF SHRI B. AMIR CHAND LAL, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 66. DR. BRAJ BIHARI SAHAY, SON OF LATE BALESWAR PRASAD, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 67. KAMAL KUMAR MUKHERJEE, SON OF LATE HIRENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 68. RAGHAV PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE KAMTA PRASAD SINGH, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. 69. BINDESHWARI PANDIT, SON OF SHRI RADHEY PANDIT, PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. ………. Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA. 2. ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIES, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIES, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. DIRECTOR, B.I.T., SINDRI, DHANBAD. 5. PRINCIPAL, M.I.T. MUZAFFARPUR. 6. PRINCIPAL, B.C.E., BHAGALPUR. ……. Respondents. ----------- 13 19.01.2010 Heard Mr. Alok, learned Assistant Counsel to Mr. R.N. Mukhopadhyay for the petitioner, and Mr. Alok Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate no. 1. This writ petition has been preferred to issue direction to the respondent 5 authorities to include the name of the petitioners in the joint gradation list of professors of different engineering colleges of the Government of Bihar. It appears to us on a perusal of the materials on record that the issues raised in this writ petition have become infructuous by passage of time. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )