Narendra Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No. 4878 of 2024, oral order dated 01-04-2024 by Anjani Kumar Sharan, J. Petitioner: Narendra Prasad Yadav, Associate Professor (Hindi), S.N.S.R.K.S. College, Saharsa. Respondents: State of Bihar (Education Department), Principal Secretary, Director Higher Education, Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura (University, Vice-Chancellor, Registrar). Petition disposed of with liberty to petitioner to seek redressal before the Registrar (respondent no. 6); representation to be filed within four weeks; Registrar to pass reasoned and speaking order after personal hearing within eight weeks; Registrar solely liable for non-compliance; no opinion expressed on merits. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent no. 6 (Registrar, Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura) with an appropriate representation within four weeks; the Registrar to dispose of it by a reasoned and speaking order, after affording opportunity of personal hearing or through counsel, in accordance with law within eight weeks thereafter, failing which the Registrar alone is liable for non-compliance.