Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8446 of 2018 =========================================================== Dr. Arvind Kumar Singh, S/o Chandra Deo Singh, Resident of Gulab Nagar, P.S.- Chitra Gupta Nagar, District- Khagaria, Presently working as a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Mahila College, Khagaria, At + P.S.-District- Khagaria .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, through its Registrar.

4. The Vice Chancellor, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

5. The Registrar, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

6. The Finance Officer, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Madhaw Pd. Yadaw- GP23 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 18-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and the University.

Petitioner in this writ petition was initially appointed as teacher in the erstwhile private college which was made constituent in fourth phase. After the decision of take over, the State Government took a decision with regard to provisional absorption of the teaching staff and letter no. 181 (C) dated 18.12.1989 was issued and the name of the petitioner in this writ petition figures in the said letter no. 181(C) and pursuant to the aforesaid decision of the State Government he was provisionally absorbed in the services of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.8446 of 2018 dt.18-07-2018 2/2 University and he was paid salary. After judgment of the Apex Court in State of Bihar & Ors. vs. Bihar Rajya M.S.E.S.K.K. Mahasangh & Ors., reported in (2005) 9 SCC 129, the case of the petitioner was considered by the University and his service was absorbed.

In view of the decision in C.W.J.C. No. 17670 of 2017 the petitioner deserves absorption in terms of the direction of the Apex Court in the case of Mahasangh case (supra) and in view of the above, action of the University reviewing the order of absorption is hereby declared to be nullity. The respondents are directed to restore the petitioner in the status of absorbed teachers with all consequential benefits.

Final decision in this regard must be taken by the University within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

With the aforesaid, the writ application stands allowed and disposed of.

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