HARI SHANKAR PANDEY Vs. RANCHI UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE case relates to appointment as Head of the Department (H.O.D. - for short) of Post Graduate (P.G.), Department of History. By Notification dated 10th April ' 1991 the 4th Respondent, Professor Jagdhari Singh made H.O.D., P.G.Department, Ranchi University, which is under challenge in the present writ petition.

(2.) WHILE the petitioner, Professor (Dr.) Hari Shankar Pandey claims to be senior to the 4th Respondent, the said 4th Respondent claims to be senior to the petitioner as University Professor. Further, according to the petitioner, the 4th Respondent is not qualified for being appointed as University Professor and thereby cannot be made H.O.D., P.G., Department of History.

(3.) ON the recommendation of the University Service Commission made on 8th July ' 64, the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer, Lohardaga College, Lohardaga on 18th August ' 64, which was an affiliated college. The petitioner joined the post of Lecturer of the College on 1st September ' 64. On the recommendation of Selection Committee, the petitioner was promoted as University Reader, vide Notification issued by University on 5th November ' 81 with effect from 14th February ' 81. Subsequently, the petitioner was confirmed as an University Reader with effect from 14th February ' 81, vide Notification dated 29th September ' 93. The Bihar State University (Constituent Colleges) Service Commission considered the case of the petitioner and others for time bound promotion as University Professor. The petitioner having found fit, his name was recommended by the said Commission on 15th May ' 97 for promotion with effect from 26th September ' 86 and on such recommendation, the petitioner was promoted as University Professor with effect from 26th Sept. ' 86 vide Notification dated 10th June ' 97.