IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11587 of 2006 1. Dr.( Mrs.)Pratibha Singh, aged about 63 years wife of Sri Balkishan Prasad Narayan Singh, resident of Flat No. 204, Hardi Estate Bank Road, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District Patna. 2. Mrs. Suraiya Parveen, aged about 63 years wife of Dr. M. Shamsul Haque, resident of Flat No. 301, high Teach Regency Apartment near Vishnu Place, K.M.Singh Lane, East Boring Canal Road, District Patna. ---------- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education having his office in Vikash Bhawan, Police Station Sachivalay, District Patna. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Patna University Police Station Pirbahore, District Patna. 3. The Registrar, Patna University, Police Station Pirbahore, District Patna. 4. The Finance Officer, Patna University, Police Station Pirbahore, District Patna. 5. The Chairman, Bihar State University Service (Constituent Colleges) Commission having his office in Gokul Marg, Patna. ------- Respondents ----------- 2 1.09.2010 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the Patna University, this Court would direct the Patna University to consider the case of the petitioners for the their time bound promotion on the post of Professor, if not already considered, by treating the date of the petitioners to be holding the post of Lecturer or equivalent post in terms of the time bound promotion statute only with effect from 1.4.1981 in the light of the Government letter no. 1520 dated 29th August, 1981. It must be made clear that this date 2 of 1.4.1981 of the petitioner holding the substantive or equivalent post of Lecturer would not be changed in any event because the period of sixteen years has to be counted from this date of holding the post of Lecturer or equivalent post. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)