IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6454 of 2010 1. DR. RAM SWAROOP SINGH S/O LATE BITHAL SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE. - TIKA BIGHA, P.S. BODHGAYA, DISTRICT.- GAYA. ----------------- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE MAGADH UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS VICE- CHANCELLOR, BODH GAYA, GAYA. 2. FINANCE OFFICER, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH GAYA. 3. SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. JOINT SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 6. DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. -------------------Respondents. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Ram Balak Mahto, Senior Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate. For the State:- Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, Advocate. S.C. 15. Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate. -------------- 2. 29.10.2010 The petitioner is working as Research Assistant in the Magadh University. He states that as in Patna University and other Universities Research Assistants have been treated as Research Officers who are treated as Teachers in the Universities. It is submitted that this decision of the University has the approval of the State Government as well several persons in different Universities have been designated as Research Officers are being treated as Teachers. He has several times file representation pointing out that he has requisite qualification and must be redesignated as Research 2 Officer because if that is so, then inter alia being a teacher age of superannuation would get extended to 65 years otherwise he has now liable to be retired on attaining the age of 60 years. In my view, first of all it is for the University to consider the representation of the petitioner and passed appropriate orders in that regards. Let the petitioner make afresh representation before the Registrar of the Magadh University, who would take a decision in the matter as appropriate in law within 15 days of the representation being filed. If it is considered that the petitioner ought to have been designated from Research Officer and hence a teacher then all privileges of teachers that would be admissible would be granted to the petitioner. The responsibility of timely complying with the order of this Court would solely to the Registrar. With these observations, this application is disposed of. Anand Kr. (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)