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Patna HC orders appointment letters for history, geography assistant professors
Patna HC orders appointment letters for history, geography assistant professors
The Patna high court has directed the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) to issue appointment letters to candidates already selected for the posts of assistant professor in history and geography, expressing anguish over delays in the recruitment process. The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice Harish Kumar on 5 October 2026, and made public on Monday, 12 October 2026.
The recruitment process, advertised on 21 September 2020, has been stuck in a three-year legal battle over procedural issues, including reservation policy implementation and creamy layer concerns. The bench noted that nearly five years have elapsed since the advertisement, and many petitioners have either crossed the age limit or are close to doing so.
The court directed that all related cases be placed before a single bench, which must complete the hearing within six weeks. The appointment letters must carry a caveat that the selection is subject to the final outcome of the single bench proceedings.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The order shifts the burden of delay from candidates to the state commission, forcing BSUSC to issue letters while the legal fight continues. The caveat means selected candidates start work but remain under a cloud until the single bench rules within six weeks. For those who have aged out during the litigation, the directive offers no remedy, the court only flagged the problem without setting aside age limits. The key test is whether the single bench can resolve the reservation and creamy layer disputes inside the deadline, or whether another round of appeals keeps appointments provisional for years.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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