Dr. Jay Kumar v. Lalit Narayan Mithila University
Writ of Mandamus – Guest Lecturer (Chemistry) – prayer for payment of fixed honorarium and renewal of engagement
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.14361 of 2023, Patna High Court, decided 07-01-2025 by Anjani Kumar Sharan, J. Dr. Jay Kumar v. Lalit Narayan Mithila University and others. Mandamus; Guest Lecturer in Chemistry, Ramashray Baleshwar College, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur; fixed honorarium; renewal of engagement; representation dated 26.06.2023 to Vice Chancellor and Registrar unanswered; direction to consider representation and pass reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks after hearing; personal responsibility of respondent nos. 3 and 5; writ disposed of. Advocates: Sanjeev Kumar Singh (petitioner); Md. Nadim Seraj (respondents).
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent nos. 3 (Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University) and 5 (Principal, Ramashray Baleshwar College) to consider the petitioner's representation and pass a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within eight weeks, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or his counsel; respondent nos. 3 and 5 personally responsible for compliance.