IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19662 of 2010 DR.MENAKSHI SINGH wife of Dr. Ajit Singh, r/o ‘Mayur”, Road no.6, Rajendra Nagar, P.S. Kadamkuan, Town + District – Patna presently posted as Reader, Department of Botany, Patna Science College, Patna University, Patna. Versus 1. PATNA UNIVERSITY, Patna through its Registrar. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Patna University, Patna. 3. The Registrar, Patna University, Patna. 4. The Chancellor, Universities of Bihar, Raj Bhawan, Patna. ----------- 05. 27.1.2011 From the stand taken by the respondent Patna University in the counter affidavit there does not seem to be any serious objection to the claim of the petitioner for shifting the date of promotion to the post of a Reader in Botany with effect from 10.1.2002 instead of 26.9.2005, based on the benefit of refresher course she had done earlier, in light of the fact that two other persons namely Dr. Abha Singh and Dr. Choudhary Sarfuddin have been given this benefit earlier by the Commission which was saddled with responsibility of granting promotion. The stand of the University is that case of the petitioner would be considered by the screening committee in light of such benefits given in the past but there is no clear indication as to when such an exercise would be carried out because earlier meetings held by the screening committee has been of no avail so far as the present petitioner is concerned. Since there is no necessity now to adjudicate the issue with regard to entitlement of the petitioner, the writ application is disposed of with a clear direction to the Vice Chancellor/Acting Vice Chancellor that the case of the petitioner would be placed before very first meeting 2 of the screening committee which would be held and a decision taken and communicated to the petitioner. The Court expects an early decision in this regard. The writ application is disposed of with above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)