Santosh Kumar Verma v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Contractual Instructors and Laboratory Assistants of MIT Muzaffarpur seek regularization/absorption against sanctioned vacant posts; State contends purely contractual engagement at Principal's discretion gives no enforceable right; writ disposed of without merits; liberty to file fresh representation before Director-cum-Special Secretary, Science, Technology and Technical Education Department, Government of Bihar within four weeks; reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks. Keywords: regularization, absorption, contractual employees, Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Laboratory Assistant, Instructor, representation, competent authority, reasoned and speaking order, Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of without expressing any opinion on merits; liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh representation before the Director-cum-Special Secretary, Science, Technology and Technical Education Department, Government of Bihar within four weeks; the competent authority to consider and dispose of the representation by a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, preferably within eight weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order.