JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.

1. Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, the learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mrs. Indrani Sen Choudhary, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-Vinoba Bhawe University.

2. The petitioner has preferred this writ petition for promotion from the post of Clerk to the post of Head-Clerk with effect from 02.01.2001. Further prayer is made to grant promotion to the petitioner on the post of Head-Clerk and pay the arrears of salary meant for the post of Head-Clerk with effect from 02.01.2001. The petitioner was appointed on the post of Clerk (Grade-III post) on 10.07.1983 by the Governing Body of the college, namely, Markham College of Commerce, Hazaribagh.

3. Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, the learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed on the sanctioned post and, accordingly, the petitioner submitted his joining on 12.08.1983. The said college became constituent college of the University with effect from 31.10.1986. In the meantime, several disputes arise out of the take-over by the University and the colleges were made constituent colleges and several teaching and non-teaching staff