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ASHUTOSH KUMAR, ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN
The Bihar Public Service Commission through its Secretary, Patna – Appellant
Versus
Nitu Kumari wife of Dilip Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ashutosh Kumar, J.
Heard Sri Lalit Kishore, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Satyabir Bharti, learned Advocate for the appellants/Bihar Public Service Commission and Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, learned Advocate for the respondent No.1/Nitu Kumari.
2. The challenge in this appeal is to the judgment dated 14.08.2020 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in CWJC No. 7905 of 2019, whereby the case of the respondent No.1 was allowed and the appellant/Commission has been directed to consider the name of the respondent No.1 for appointment on the post of Assistant Professor in Hindi subject under Advertisement No. 50/14 after considering her Ph.D. degree in Hindi subject to be as per the UGC (Minimum Standards & Procedures for Awards of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulation 2009 (herein after called “the UGC Ph.D. Regulation 2009”), as also taking into account the fact that the respondent stood exempted from passing the NET/SET.
3. Some facts would be necessary to appreciate the contention of the appellant/Commission, which are as follows:
4. The appellant/Commission had issued an Advertisement No. 50/14, inviting applications for filling up the vacancies of the post of Assistant
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