RAM NARAIN SINGH Vs. CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITIES OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THROUGH this writ application, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 11th January, 2007 passed by the Chancellor, Universities of Bihar (respondent no. 1) on the representation filed by Dr. Baleshwar Roy (respondent no. 5) ventilating his grievances that he being senior to the petitioner as University Professor ought to have been made Professor -in -Charge of Baliram Bhagat College, Samastipur (hereinafter referred to as 'the College ') being seniormost teacher of the College.

(2.) AFTER considering the said representation and hearing the University as well as the petitioner, it was held that respondent no. 5 was promoted to the post of University Professor with effect from 29.11.1994 under 16 -year Promotion Statute and the petitioner was promoted as University Professor with effect from 1.6.1995 and as such respondent no. 5 ought to have been made Professor -in -Charge of the College.

(3.) AFTER taking into consideration the facts as mentioned in the representation of respondent no. 5 and considering the stand of the University as well as the petitioner, the said representation of respondent no. 5 was disposed of holding to the effect that so long the date of promotion of respondent no. 5 as University Professor, which is 29.11.1994, is not shifted to 1.12.1996, as contended by the University, respondent no. 5 shall remain seniormost University Professor in the College and therefore, only on the ground that the date of promotion of respondent no. 5 may be shifted to 1.12.1996 instead of 29.11.1994, he cannot be treated junior to the petitioner at that stage. Accordingly, while disposing of the representation, the Chancellor directed the University to appoint respondent no. 5 as Professor -in -Charge of the College being the seniormost teacher of the College.