JUDGMENT :

AMRESHWAR PRATAP SAHI, J.

1. These two writ petitions challenge the third round of selections held in January, 2015 pursuant to an advertisement dated 25th October, 2008 inviting applications from eligible candidates for the selection and appointment against 22 vacancies of the post of Principals in the constituent colleges of the respondent Magadh University.

2. The prayer is to quash the select list dated 05.09.2018 whereby 22 candidates have declared successful.

3. The process of the first round of selection commenced and after the interview of the applicants, a panel was prepared that was given effect to. The same was challenged in CWJC No. 17804 of 2009 (Dr. Bimal Prasad Singh and Others vs. State of Bihar and Others). The said writ petition was allowed and the appointment of all the 22 Principals was quashed with a direction to the University to commence a fresh selection process after issuing a fresh advertisement within six months but the Principals appointed were allowed to continue without any independent financial power and subject to the control of the respondent University. The said decision is reported in 2011 (1) PLJR 1134.

4. The aforesaid judgment was challen