Triveni Institute of management Education v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Triveni Institute of Management Education v. State of Bihar & Ors., CWJC No.17455 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 04-12-2025 (Harish Kumar, J). Institution sought disbursement of Pre Admission Mandatory Tuition Fee of MBA students, Session 2016-17, under Memo dated 27.01.2014 of SC/ST Welfare Department; fee unpaid despite student verification and representations. Court directed fresh representation before Additional Chief Secretary, SC/ST Welfare Department, Bihar, within four weeks, consideration and disposal within further eight weeks by reasoned speaking order, and monetary benefits if grievance bona fide. Respondents include DM, Deputy Development Commissioner, DEO, DWO and District Programme Officer/District Level Scholarship Committee, Gaya.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to file a fresh representation with supporting documents before the Additional Chief Secretary, SC/ST Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna, within four weeks; the said respondent to consider and dispose of it within a further eight weeks by a reasoned and speaking order; monetary benefits to be accorded within the stipulated period if the grievance is found bona fide.