JUDGMENT

1. This matter has been taken up for hearing online because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

2. In order to appreciate the context in which the petitioner has filed the present writ application seeking relief in the main application as well as by way of amendment in relief through LA. No. 01 of 2021, it would be appropriate to take note of certain facts emerging from the pleadings on record which are not in dispute and are just for adjudication.

3. The petitioner was appointed as an Upper Division Clerk on 20.08.1973 and as an Accountant on 01.01.1983 in Women's College, Samastipur District, which is presently a constituent unit of L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. On attaining the age of superannuation, he retired w.e.f. 31.12.2011.

4. The Education Department, Government of Bihar vide G.O. dated 25.02.1987 had declared non-teaching staff of the Universities and constituent Colleges equivalent to government staff. It appears that in protest against non-fulfillment of certain demands regarding claim of the non-teaching employees of the Universities in the State of Bihar, a Federation of associations of employees of constituent Colleges of the Universities had gone on strik