ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Satya Prakash – Appellant
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State of Bihar – Respondent
Anil Kumar Sinha, J.—The petitioner has preferred the present writ application for a direction to the respondent authorities for adjustment / shifting of his services against the first sanctioned deficit grant post of Lecturer in Physics at Purvottar Railway College, Sonepur, Chapra (hereinafter referred to as “Railway College”) along with all consequential benefits. The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of the letter dated 03.09.2014 issued by the Director, Higher Education, Government of Bihar addressed to the Registrars of all the Universities communicating the disapproval of the State Government with respect to any kind of shifting and adjustment against vacant sanctioned posts in deficit grant College.
2. The relevant facts giving rise to the present writ application is that the Railway College was initially established in the year 1977-1978 and it is an affiliated unit of Jai Prakash University, Chapra as a deficit grant College. The Railway College was granted affiliation by the State Government at Intermediate level in the year 1979 and at Degree level in the year 1981. Permanent affiliation was granted in the year 1990. Subsequent to grant of affiliation to the Rai
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