IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.5316 OF 2007 DR.NIKHAT HASSAN MUNIM, WIFE OF MAUZOORUL HASSAN, RESIDENT OF M/2 FLAT NO.3, BORING ROAD, P.S.- S.K. PURI, DISTRICT PATNA…………………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITIES ,RAJ BHAWAN, PATNA 3. THE MAGADH UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR, BODH GAYA 4. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH GAYA 5. THE REGISTRAR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH GAYA 6. THE PRINCIPAL, J.D. WOMEN’S COLLEGE, PATNA……………………………………………………………. RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 08.02.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and also learned counsel for the University. Petitioner has filed this writ petition for direction to the respondents to grant her promotion considering her date of joining with effect from 24.10.1981 instead of 05.01.1989, period during which she was in service in Nalanda Mahila College, Biharsharif. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner has produced some notification of the Magadh University dated 09.05.2009 from which it appears that the date of absorption of the petitioner has now been corrected and she has been treated as absorbed with effect - 2 - from 28.02.1982. In view of this notification, learned senior counsel submits that consequential benefits of promotion to the post of Reader and University Professor have also to be considered and revised treating her qualifying period of service with effect from 28.02.1982 itself. Learned counsel for the University accepts that in view of this notification, revision in the date of promotion of the petitioner to the post of Reader and University Professor has to be considered and revised with consequential benefits. In view of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, this writ application is disposed of with direction to the respondent University authorities to consider the case of petitioner for promotion to the post of Reader and University Professor taking her service as absorbed with effect from 28.02. 1982, as modified by the said notification of the University. The authorities of the University should complete the exercise in this respect preferably within a period of three months. For this purpose, - 3 - the matter of the petitioner should be placed in the first meeting of the selection committee on the subject concerned and decided and consequential orders should be passed preferably within a period of four months. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)