Vikash Chandra Guddu Baba v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1713 of 2020 ====================================================== Vikash Chandra alias Guddu Baba, S/o Late Ramashraya Prasad Singh @ Ramashraya Prasad, presently residing at Mahatma Gandhi Path, KurjiBaluper, P.O.-Sadakat Ashram, P.S.-Digha, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary. 2.

The Addl. Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariate, Patna.

3.

The Director, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Vice Chancellor, Patna University, Patna. 5.

The Registrar, Patna University, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikash Chandra Guddu Baba (In Person) For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Apurva Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 14-07-2023 We have seen the affidavit dated 31.07.2021, filed belatedly, by the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar. We see from the affidavit that certain steps were taken by the Department of Higher Education and the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities were directed to submit a report with respect to construction of hostels in the last ten years with the amounts received under different schemes. Information is also said to have been supplied by the Vice-Chancellors, which was also complied in a

Patna High Court CWJC No.1713 of 2020 dt.14-07-2023 2/2 tabular form.

2. We find in the affidavit a detailed report of the action taken by the Universities at various places. We are of the opinion that the report can be accepted and the matter closed. We express our hope that routine maintenance work would be carried out regularly by the Universities and the State Government would also ensure that it is carried out in a phased manner without causing difficulty to the students.

3. The writ petition stands disposed of with the above reservation.

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