JUDGMENT

S.B. SINHA, J.—

1.These appeals are directed against a judgment and order dated 02.02.2000 passed by a Division Bench of the Patna High Court disposing of the writ applications filed by the appellants herein on consent as also an order dated 23.11.2000 passed by another Bench of the said Court refusing to review the said order.

2.Appellant No. 1 is an Association of ad hoc teachers appointed in various colleges affiliated to Veer Kunwar Singh University.

3.The affairs of all the Universities situated in the State of Bihar including that of Appellant No.1 - University admittedly are governed by the provisions of the Bihar State University Act, 1976.

4.Adhoc appointments indisputably were made by various Universities in the State of Bihar. Ad hoc teachers of Ranchi University had filed writ applications for regularization of their services, which were dismissed by the Patna High Court by a judgment and order dated 22.05.1989. A special leave petition was filed thereagainst, which was marked as Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 11078 of 1989. A writ petition was also filed before this Court, which was marked as Writ Petition No. 65 of 1989 inter alia, for a direction to t