JUDGMENT

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

2. The petitioner claims to be the widow of Late Akhileshwar Kumar Verma @ Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, who died on 12.04.2016 while serving as a Lab-boy in the Department of Chemistry at Jai Prakash Mahila College, Chapra, which is presently a constituent unit of Jai Prakash University, Chapra (hereinafter referred to as 'the University').

3. It is the petitioner's case that the deceased employee was engaged against a Class IV post in the College by the Principal of the College after inviting applications through notice, on the basis of recommendation of a duly constituted Selection Committee, on 25.07.1979. It is the specific case of the petitioner that a committee was constituted by the erstwhile University of Bihar, Muzaffarpur vide letter dated 04.06.1977 issued by the Registrar of the said University addressed to the Principal of the College, a copy of which has been brought on record by way of Annexure-1 to the writ application. The petitioner has relied on an Office Order dated 28.06.1977 issued by the erstwhile University of Bihar, Muzaffarpur (Annexure-2) whereby the Princip