Sadanand Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14987 of 2016 ====================================================== Sadanand Prasad, S/o Late Bhaskarmand Prasad, R/o Village-Rampur, P.S.- Nath Nagar, District-Bhagalpur, At Present- Practicing Lawyer at Civil Court, Bhagalpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, P.S.-Sachivalay, District-Patna.

2. Principal Secretary, Higher Education Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, P.S.-Sachivalay, District-Patna.

3. Finance Secretary Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, P.S.- Sachivalay, District-Patna.

4. Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna through its Chairman Bailey Road, P.S.-Sachivalay, District-Patna.

5. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar District-Bhagalpur-812007

6. Vice-Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University DistrictBhagalpur-812007.

7. Dainik Bhaskar News Paper through its Managing Editor Regional Office at Flat No. 13, Ashray Mahesh Apartment, Behind Pandooe Place, Boring Road, District-Patna-800001.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Narayan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Sunil Verma, A.C. to G.A. 12. For the T.M.B.U. : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Sr. Advocate and Mr. Amarendra Kumar, Advocate.

For the B.P.S.C. : Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 22-03-2017 The petitioner who is an Advocate has brought to the notice of this Court certain issues regarding illegalities in the matter of an appointment and promotion of the teachers in the Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

Patna High Court CWJC No.14987 of 2016 (2) dt.22-03-2017 2/2 The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of (Bholanath Mukherjee & Ors. Vs Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College & Ors.), reported in 2011(5) SCC 464 and the Delhi High Court in the case of W.P.(C) 1698 / 2017 (Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians Vs. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. & Anr., decided on 27.02.2017 has laid down the principle that in issues pertaining to service matter a Public Interest Litigation is not maintainable. In view of the aforesaid, we are not inclined to interfere in the matter.

The application stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) U U.K./-