IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12966 of 2001 SHIO GOBIND PANDEY, SON OF LATE SUDAMA PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GAURIPUR, P.S. PIRPAINTY, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR, AT PRESENT POSTED AS LECTURER, SAHIBGANJ COLLEGE, AT & P.O. SAHIBGANJ, DISTRICT SAHIBGANJ…………………………………….……PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE UNIVERSITY (CONSTITUENT COLLEGES) SERVICE COMMISSION, S.K.PURI, GOKUL MARG, PATNA 3. THE BIHAR STATE UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMISSION THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, S.K.PURI, GOKUL MARG, PATNA 4. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMISSION, S.K.PURI, GOKUL MARG, PATNA 5. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, SIDHU KANHU UNIVERSITY, DUMKA 6. THE REGISTRAR, SIDHU KANJHU UNIVERSITY, DUMKA 7. THE PRINCIPAL, SAHABGANJ COLLEGE, SAHIBGANJ…………………………………………………RESPONDENTS ----------- 9. 14.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to grant him first time bound promotion from the dates, his juniors have been granted the same. The names of his juniors, as mentioned in paragraph 8 of the application are (1) Ram Varan Choudhary and (2) Dr. Jogendra Prasad Rai. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after bifurcation of the State, the - 2 - college in question falls within the jurisdiction of Sidhu Kanhu University, Dumka (Jharkhand). He submits that as per the change in legal position, now High Powered Committee of the University itself is to take a decision in the matter as Bihar State University Service Commission is not in existence. He submits that petitioner has filed representation before the Principal of the College concerned as well as before the Registrar of the said University, copies thereof along with the recommendation letters are annexed as Anenxures 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14. Considering the fact that petitioner has claimed parity in grant of first time bound promotion with the juniors who were granted the same on the basis of their initial appointment, authority of the University is directed to consider the case of the petitioner for such promotion in accordance with the same granted to the juniors of the petitioner. Representation of the petitioner in this regard shall be considered and disposed of by the authority of the University strictly in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. For - 3 - the convenience of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, petitioner will be at liberty to file a fresh copy of the representation with recommendation letter along with a copy of this order before him within one month from today. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. It goes without saying that the consequential orders of fixation of pay and for payment of arrears of salary shall also be passed by the respondents if the claim of the petitioner is found admissible. Learned counsel for the State of Jharkhand undertakes that he will communicate the order of this Court to the Vice-Chancellor, Sidhu Kanhu University, Dumka. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)