PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON CHANDRASHEKHAR ROY V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Oct. 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 25:

Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved with the letter contained in memo no. 879 dated 02.03.2024, issued by the Director (Education), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, whereby it has been informed that from the academic session 01.04.2024, the inter level studies currently being conducted in affiliated and degree colleges under various Universities have been put to hold. Against the order aforenoted, the concerned respondent has invited objection, pursuant to which the petitioner has filed a detailed objection, the copy of which is marked as Annexure P/10, long back on 02.04.2024, however, till date, the same has not been considered and any decision has been taken and thereby, prejudice has been caused to the petitioner's institution.

3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner's college was established in the year 1981 in the name of Sarvajanik College, Sarvodaya Nagar, Banka. Having been satisfied with the proper infrastructure and fulfilling all the requirements, after proper inspection, the school was granted affiliation for Arts, Science and Commerce upto Intermediate Level vide letter bearing BIEC 101/A dated 11.06.1987. In pursuant to a paper communication, the petitioner's institution was further directed to add the name of the college as Intermediate and consequently, the name of the college was changed and it has been named as Sarvajanik Intermediate College, Sarvodaya Nagar, Banka. Information in this regard has also been given to the respondent vide letter no. 13/94 dated 27.01.1994.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner taking this Court through the impugned order submitted that the college in question is an Intermediate Level College and not an affiliated Degree College; hence the impugned order is not applicable in the case of the petitioner's institution.

5. In response to the advertisement no. PR 126/2024, the petitioner has filed a detailed objection on the portal as well as through a representation, the copy of which is marked as Annexure P/10, but, till date, no decision has been taken and the petitioner has been deprived to impart education to the student of the intermediate.

6. In view of the submissions and taking note of the nature of the grievance, this Court instead of keeping the matter pending, deems it fit and proper to dispose off the writ petition with a direction to the respondent no. 4 to consider the objection of the petitioner, the copy of which marked as Annexure P/10 to the writ petition, preferably within a period of four weeks from today and pass an appropriate order, keeping in mind the grounds taken in the writ petition as well as the representation/objection.

7. The writ petition stands disposed off with the aforesaid observation.

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