IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14153 of 2008 Dr.Veena Kumari, D/o Sri Bachchu Prasad, C-13 Krishi Nagar, P.O. Ashiana Nagar, District Patna 800025……………………………………………………………………….…..Petitioner Versus 1. The Vice Chancellor, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur). 2. The Registrar, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur). 3. The Officer-In-Charge, Recruitment, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa (Samastipur)………………………………………………………….Respondents ---------------------------------- 4 04.08.2011 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioner has filed this writ application for quashing of part of Advertisement dated 24.07.2008 as contained in Annexure-1 by which, in qualification column it has been prescribed that “In addition the candidates must possess respective basic Professional Degree at the undergraduate level”, and for quashing of reasoned order of the Vice Chancellor contained in Director (Administration)’s Memo No.654 dated 24.07.2008, also contained in the said Annexure-1. It appears that petitioner had moved this Court earlier challenging the said part of the advertisement through CWJC No. 2 7333 of 2008 which was disposed of by order dated 07.05.2008 directing the petitioner to represent before the respondent in the matter for consideration. Accordingly, petitioner moved the Vice Chancellor who has issued the impugned order contained in Memo No.654 dated 24.07.2008. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that in the earlier advertisement, this qualification was not required for appointment on the post of Agriculture Economics in the Agriculture Faculty. He submits that earlier qualification required was Master’s Degree, which petitioner possesses, and that the candidate should have cleared the NET for lecturers conducted by the UGC/CSIR/ASRB or similar test accredited by the UGC. However, on account of this additional qualification, as quoted above, petitioner was disqualified for consideration. He submits that since petitioner has the requisite qualification of M. Sc. in the subject with certificate of NET/equivalent certificate accredited by the U.G.C. this requirement of possessing basic 3 Professional Degree at the undergraduate level should not come in her way. The reasoned order of the Vice Chancellor as contained in the said Memo shows that this qualification has been prescribed in the advertisement dated 04.04.2008 (Annexure-1), in the light of Clause 17.20(9) of the Rajendra Agricultural University Statute. Petitioner has not challenged the said clause of the Statute in this writ application. In the circumstances, as long as the said clause exits in the Statute, prescription of the above quoted additional qualification in the impugned advertisement cannot be held arbitrary. In the circumstances, this Court does not find any merit in this writ application. The same is dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)