Sanjeeb Shankar Singh @ Dr. Sanjeeb Shankar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3894 of 2026
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                 Sanjeeb Shankar Singh @ Dr. Sanjeeb Shankar Singh S/O Late Gauri Shankar
                 Singh Permanent Address- Village Balthi, P.O. Sardiha, P.S.- Bakhtiyarpur
                 (Simri Bakhtiyarpur), District-Saharsa. At Present- Head of Department
                 Economics, S.N.S .R.K.S. College, Saharsa, District Saharsa.

                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Education Department
                 Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Vice chancellor, B.N. Mandal University, Laloo, Nagar Madhepura,
                 District Madhepura.
           3.    The Registrar, B.N. Mandal University, Laloo Nagar Madhepura, District
                 Madhepura.
           4.    The Principal S.N.S.R.K.S College Saharsa, District Saharsa

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr. Ratneshwar Prasad, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :     Mrs. Puspanjali Sharma, Advocate
                                              Mr. Md. Nadim Seraj, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   24-03-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned counsel for the State.

                               2. The instant writ application has been filed for

                   commanding the respondents concerned to promote the

                   petitioner to the post of University Professor in B.N. Mandal

                   University, Madhepura.

                               3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   upon acquiring the requisite eligibility for the post of University

                   Professor, the petitioner applied for promotion by submitting a

                   duly filled-up form on 21.02.2024 before the Vice-Chancellor,
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          B.N. Mandal University, along with all necessary documents,

          for promotion from Associate Professor (Academic Level 13-A)

          to Professor (Academic Level-14), but his case was not

          approved. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted a representation

          on 08.07.2025 before the Vice-Chancellor, B.N. Mandal

          University, requesting consideration of his application for

          promotion, but the same has not been considered till date.

                      4. It is next submitted that the petitioner is eligible for

          promotion to the post of University Professor as per the

          eligibility criteria for C.A.S. Promotion (2018) issued by B.N.

          Mandal University, and that he fulfills all the criteria, however,

          for unexplained reasons, his case has not been considered.

                      5. On the other hand, learned counsel for B.N. Mandal

          University submits that an appropriate representation in the

          prescribed format has already been submitted by the petitioner

          and, in such circumstances, appropriate directions may be issued

          for consideration of the petitioner’s claim for promotion to the

          post of University Professor in accordance with law.

                      6. Considering the submissions of the parties, this

          Court finds it appropriate to direct the petitioner to file a

          detailed representation before the Vice-Chancellor, B.N. Mandal

          University, for grant of promotion to the post of University
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                     Professor within a period of two weeks from today. Upon

                     receipt of the same, the Vice-Chancellor, B.N. Mandal

                     University, is directed to adjudicate the claim of the petitioner in

                     accordance with the eligibility criteria fixed by the University.

                     Necessary orders shall be passed within a period of two months

                     from the date of receipt of such representation, and the benefits

                     for which the petitioner is found entitled shall also be extended

                     in his favour within the same time frame.

                                 7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the

                     instant writ application stands disposed of.



                                                              (Ajit Kumar, J)
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