Ramyatan Prasad Singh v. The Union Of India And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5485 of 2016 =========================================================== Ramyatan Prasad Singh aged about 50, Son of - Late Ram Nandan Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Katauna, P.S.- Khusrupur, District- Patna ( Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi

2. The Secretary, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi

3. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, HRD Department, Patna, Bihar

4. The Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Jawed Gaffar Khan, Advocate For Union of India : Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G. For the State : Mrs. Shilpa Singh, GA-12 Mr. Sunil Kumar, AC to GA-12 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 06-02-2017 The grievance of the petitioner in the present public interest is for a direction to the State of Bihar to frame a uniform policy regarding requirement of land for affiliation/opening a new School on the lines of the norms fixed by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

2. We find whether there should be norms for grant of affiliation in respect of land or not is a policy decision. We do not wish to issue any direction to frame a policy in respect of

Patna High Court CWJC No.5485 of 2016 dt.06-02-2017 2/2 requirement of land as a condition for grant of affiliation.

3. The writ application is thus dismissed.

(Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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