PATNA, Dec. 21 -- While the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC) is grappling with over 1,100 cases against the ongoing appointment process for assistant professors, which got underway over five years ago, the move is afoot to start fresh appointments in the understaffed state varsities, as retirement of teachers has virtually offset over 3,000 recruitment made so far in the last five years.

A senior department official said that the Raj Bhawan had been approached by the commission for statute involving a fresh mechanism for appointments through a written test to ward off court cases, endless controversies and excruciating delays, as ultimately it was the government reputation that was at stake.

Last time, the appointment o...