1. In the first writ application, the petitioners are Teachers of Jai Prakash University, Chapra and in the second, they are Teachers of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. They seek a writ to the University to permit them to continue to be in service upto the age of 65 years and not to superannuate them at the age of 62 years. In other words, they want a declaration that the age of superannuation, which was hitherto 62 years, has stood extended to 65 years ostensibly in view of decision of the University Grants Commission ("UGC" for brevity). In the first writ application, UGC was, with the leave of this Court, added as a respondent. The other respondents are State of Bihar, the University, the College Principal and the Chancellor of the Universities, Bihar. All parties have appeared. The State and UGC have not filed any counter affidavit in these writ applications but both of them have filed their counter affidavits in another writ application being CWJC No 4843 of 2008 which is for the same relief by Teachers of B R Ambedkar Bihar University and on the same grounds. Those counter affidavits have been brought on record by the writ petitioners themselves by way o