Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Mandal And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14780 of 2015 ========================================

1. Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Mandal, son of Bidyanand Mandal, resident of village + P.O.- Arajpur, P.S.- Chousa, DistrictMadhepura.

2. Dr. Manoj Kumar, son of Arjun Sah, resident of „Sushila Niwas', at Lalkothi (Near Sitla Sthan), P.O. - Naya Bazar, P.S. - Tatarpur, District - Bhagalpur.

3. Dr. Purushottam Narayan Singh, son of Late Ramdeo Prasad Singh, resident of at - Bishnupur, P.O. - Mali Via Sonbarsa Raj, P.S. - Beldour, District - Khagaria.

4. Dr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, son of Satya Narayan Yadav, resident of village - Chorhar, P.S. - Kharik, DistrictBhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The Chancellor of Universities of Bihar, Raj Bhawan, Patna.

3. The Bihar Public Service Commissioner, Bailey Road, Patna through its Secretary.

4. The Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commissioner, Bailey Road, Patna.

.... .... Respondent/s ======================================== With Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15002 of 2015 ======================================== Prem Chand Rajpal, S/o Bhubneshwar Rajpal, resident of Village - Goth Kharik, P.O.+P.S. - Kharik Bazar, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

Patna High Court CWJC No.14780 of 2015 dt.29-09-2015 2/3

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

2. The Chancellor of Universities of Bihar, Raj Bhawan, Patna.

3. The Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna through its Secretary.

4. The Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission, Bailey Road, Patna.

.... .... Respondent/s ======================================== Appearance :

(In CWJC No.14780 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.N. Shahi, AAG-10 (In CWJC No.15002 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.N.Shahi, AAG-10 ======================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH C.A.V. JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) DATE: 29-09-2015 We have, in a separate judgment, delivered today, upheld the constitutional validity of "Article 3.3.3 of the Statues for appointment of teachers (Assistant Professor Grade) for the Universities of Bihar, 2014"

and the marking scheme contemplated in Schedule-V of the said Statutes, in a batch of

Patna High Court CWJC No.14780 of 2015 dt.29-09-2015 3/3 writ applications, the leading case being C.W.J.C. Nos.18016 of 2012 (Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh & Ors. vs. The Union of India & Ors.). Similar issues have been raised in these two writ applications, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, which are dismissed in terms of our decision aforesaid. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) I. A. Ansari, ACJ. : I agree (I. A. Ansari, ACJ.) Praveen-II/- U