INDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is holding the post of University Professor in P.G. Department of History in Ranchi University, Ranchi.

(2.) THE petitioner is aggrieved by forward shifting of the date in counting length of his service to his prejudice. The respondents are counting the length of his service for time bound promotion, with effect from the date of his substantive appointment, whereas the petitioner claims that the length of his service is computable from the date of his initial appointment i.e. 3rd January, 1979.

(3.) THE case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in History in Ranchi College, Ranchi (hereinafter to be referred as 'the College'), following the due procedure of selection, on 3rd January, 1979.The Bihar University Service Commission accorded concurrence in view of the petitioner's appointment against the substantive post in a 6/5/2014 Page 85 Sarwesh Kumar Singh Versus State Of Jharkhand constituent college i.e. Ranchi College, Ranchi. The services of the petitioner was, in the meantime, confirmed by Ranchi University from the date of his initial appointment. By order dated 17th May, 1996 (Annexure -3), the petitioner was given promotion to the post of Reader under eight years Merit Promotion Scheme on regular basis, on the recommendation of Bihar State University Service Commission, with effect from 3rd January, 1987. The petitioner was further promoted to the post of University Professor in History on regular basis with effect from 3 rd January, 1995. The respondents suddenly shifted his date of promotion as Reader, showing date of promotion as 1st January, 1989 in place of 3rd January, 1987.