Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20853 of 2021 ====================================================== Ajay Kumar S/o Lalan Prasad Sharma Director of Sisodia Institute of Management and Technology, U/o Sisodia Educational Charitable Trust, Road No. 24/0, Adarsh Vihar Colony, Rajiv Nagar, Patna- 800024. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2.

The Chancellor-cum- Governor of Bihar, Governor House, Patna. 3.

The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh- Gaya, Gaya. 4.

The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh- Gaya, Gaya. 5.

The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh- Gaya, Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumod Kumar Shrivastaw, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ram Vinay Pd. Singh, AC to GA XII For the University :

Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Ashish Giri, Adv.

Mr. Siddharth Prasad, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-06-2024 The petitioner in the present case is seeking a direction to the respondents to release the security deposit amount of Rs.5,00,000/- in favour of the petitioner with bank interest which the petitioner claims to have deposited for affiliation of BCA, BBM and Bsc. Biotech programme of Magadh University, Bodh Gaya.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after the security deposits were made, the matter relating to affiliation of the institution remained pending with Magadh University. In the meantime, Patliputra University came into existence and

Patna High Court CWJC No.20853 of 2021(4) dt.26-06-2024 2/2 petitioner's college fell under the Patliputra University. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in such circumstance, the petitioner deserves refund of his security deposit. He has made a request to the Registrar of Magadh University (respondent no.

4) vide Annexure '8' to the writ application.

3. Learned counsel for the University is present.

4. In the kind of reliefs prayed in this writ application, this Court directs the Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya to look into the request of the petitioner as contained in Annexure '8' to the writ application and take appropriate view on the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this Court.

5. If the respondent no. 4 finds that the security deposit is liable to be refunded to the petitioner, the same will be done within a further period of two months.

6. This writ application stands disposed of accordingly.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U