B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur directed to appoint the petitioner as ‘Assistant Professor’ at Ram Shreshta Singh College, Muzaffarpur with consequential benefits

In Santosh Kumar vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (2025), Justice Alok Kumar Sinha delivered a 22-page long judgement dated November 17, 2025 wherein, he allowed the writ application. He concluded:"....the concerned authorities of B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur are directed to take steps towards placing the matter of appointment of the petitioner against the third sanctioned post of ‘Assistant Professor’ in Physics at Ram Shreshta Singh College, Chochahan, PO-Anirudha Belsar, District-Muzaffarpur before the Statutory Approval Seniority and Pay Fixation Committee of the University as well as the syndicate of the University for its approval, within one month from the date of passing of this order and the respondent authorities under the University be directed to consider the matter of appointment of the petitioner in terms of the provisions contained under Section 57A of the Bihar State University Act, 1976 and to approve the same in accordance with law. The Respondent Authorities under the college be also directed to extend all the consequential benefits in favour of the petitioner within three months after approval of his appointment by the Statutory Approval Seniority and Pay Fixation Committee as well as the syndicate of the University."

The other five respondents were:.B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, through its Registrar, Vice Chancellor, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Ramshreshtha Singh College and Principal, Ramshreshtha Singh College, Chochahan, Belsar, Muzaffarpur. 

The petitioner had prayed for issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities under the B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (hereinafter referred to take steps towards placing the matter of appointment of the petitioner against the third sanctioned post of Assistant Professor in Physics at Ramshreshtha Singh College, Belsar, Muzaffarpur before the statutory Approval, Seniority and Pay Fixation Committee of the University as well as the Syndicate of the University for its approval. He had also prayed for issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities under the University to consider the matter of the appointment of the petitioner in terms of the provisions contained under section 57A of the Bihar State Universities Act, 1976 and approve the same in accordance with law. 

The petitioner further sought issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities under the College to extend all the consequential benefits in favour of the petitioner after approval of his appointment by the statutory Approval, Seniority and Pay Fixation Committee as well as the Syndicate of the University,