Pramod Paswan & Anr. vs The State Of Bihar on 9 May, 2014
3. Respondents herein applied for
the posts of Librarian. After the advertisement
was issued, the Department issued order No.
11/Ma.1-01/2008 on 27.08.2008 containing
exhaustive list of twenty eight
colleges/universities/degrees that were not then
recognized by the Government of Bihar for the
purpose of the Recruitment Rules 2006 and the
advertisement dated 25.08.2008 and those
degrees were not valid for employment of
teachers. The Department issued another Order
No.11/M-44/2008-1968 (Annexure P/5) on
25.11.2008 declaring that the degree of
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Sahityaalankar awarded by Deoghar Vidyapeeth
is not valid for employment. The State
Government issued a letter dated 27.07.2007
clarifying the stand of the State regarding the
degree of Sahityaalankar awarded by Vidyapeeth
Deoghar is not equivalent to degree of
graduation for the purpose of appointment under
Bihar Education District Council, Secondary and
Higher Secondary Teachers (Employment/
Services) Rules 2006. The letter dated
27.07.2007 was subject matter of challenge in
Writ Petition No. 15237/07 titled Pramod
Paswan vs. State of Bihar and in the said Writ
Petition, the State was directed to take a fresh
decision on the same. The State Government
examined the matter and vide Memo No. 11/M-
44/2008-1968 dated 25.11.2008, it was declared
that the degree of Sahityaalankar awarded by
Deoghar Vidyapeeth is not valid for
employment. On 13.12.2008, the Government of
Bihar, Human Resources Development
Department, issued letter No.11/Na.1-9/2008-
2053 wherein inter-alia it was specifically
mentioned that the degree of Sahityaalankar
awarded by Deoghar Vidyapeeth cannot be
attached to merit list of candidates.