Amit Raj v. The State of Bihar
Bihar Student Credit Card (BSCC) Scheme – education loan – release of subsequent instalment
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.19048 of 2024, decided 17-12-2024, Mohit Kumar Shah, J - Amit Raj (petitioner, East Champaran) v. State of Bihar and Bihar State Education Finance Corporation Ltd. (respondent nos. 2-4): petitioner requested release of the subsequent payment of his education loan under the Bihar Student Credit Card (BSCC) Scheme; he completed his final year but obtained no certificate absent the subsequent payment and was thereby ineligible for selection processes; court granted liberty to file a representation with all relevant documents before the MD, BSEFC (respondent no.2) within two weeks, to be disposed of by a reasoned and speaking order within six weeks thereafter; petition disposed of, not adjudicated. Keywords: BSCC scheme; student credit card; education loan instalment; subsequent payment; speaking order; representation to corporation.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to approach the Managing Director, Bihar State Education Finance Corporation Limited (respondent no.2), Patna; upon an appropriate representation annexing all the relevant documents being filed within two weeks, respondent no.2 to dispose of it by a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, within six weeks thereafter; writ petition disposed of on these terms.