Patna High Court
Sadre AlamversusBaba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- ALOK KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court disposed of the writ, granting the petitioner liberty to file a fresh representation and directing the university to decide it within a specified period.
Summary
Sadre Alam, a B.Sc (Hons) Botany graduate, filed a writ petition seeking an order directing Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University to publish his final result for the 2021-24 academic year. He offered to file a fresh representation before the Controller of Examination and requested the court to fix a time‑frame for disposal of that representation. The university had no objection to the limited prayer. The High Court, with the parties' consent, disposed of the writ by granting the petitioner liberty to file the representation within one month and directing the Controller to decide it within three months, with a reasoned order to be issued within four weeks of the final decision. The court emphasized that any favorable order must be a speaking order and that all pending interlocutory applications stand disposed.
Issues considered
- What relief, if any, can be granted by a writ court to compel a university to publish examination results?
- Whether the court can prescribe a time‑frame for the university's internal representation and disposal thereof.
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- mandamus
- university examination
- result publication
- representation
- procedural directions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15238 of 2025
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Sadre Alam S/o Md. Zafir Alam, Resident of Village- Madhopur, Ward No.-9,
Post- Madhopur, P.S.- Chiraia, District- East Champaran, Bihar-845415.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Muzaffarpur through its
Vice Chancellor.
2. The Vice Chancellor, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University,
Muzaffarpur.
3. The Controller of Examination, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar
University, Muzaffarpur.
4. The Registrar, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar University,
Muzaffarpur.
5. The Principal Pandit Ugam Pandey College, Motihari, East Champaran.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shahid Jawed
For the BRA University : Mr.Bindhyachal Rai
For the State Mr. SC 21
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
2 09-04-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the
learned counsel for the respondent-Baba Saheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and the learned
counsel for the State.
2. With the consent of the parties, this writ
application is being disposed of at this stage itself.
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3. In the present writ application, the petitioner has
prayed for grant of following relief-
“i. For issuance of an appropriate writ,
order or direction commanding the
respondent authorities Baba Saheb
Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar University,
Muzaffarpur to publish the final result of
the petitioner (B.Sc) Hons (Botany) for
academic year 2021-2024.
ii. To direct the respondent authorities to
publish the final result without any
further delay for academic year 2021-24
otherwise the petitioner lost his precious
one year time for future reference.”
4. After advancing some argument, the learned
counsel for the petitioner submits that for seeking the
aforesaid reliefs, the petitioner is prepared to file a fresh
representation before the Controller of Examination, Baba
Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur.
He prays that an appropriate direction be issued to the
Controller of Examination, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar,
Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.3) to dispose
of the representation within a fixed time-frame, after giving
an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
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5. To the aforesaid prayer made by the learned
counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel appearing for the
respondent-University does not have any objection.
6. Considering the limited nature of prayer made by
the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ application is
disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh
representation before the Controller of Examination, Baba
Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur
(respondent no.3) within one month from today. If such a
representation is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be
disposed of within a further period of three months from the
date of receipt/production the representation, after giving
an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
7. Needless to emphasize that the final order,
which shall be passed by respondent no.3, should be a
reasoned and speaking order, and in case the petitioner is
found entitled to the reliefs, which the petitioner would be
claiming through the representation, then the same should
be extended to the petitioner within a period of four weeks
from the date of passing of the final order by respondent no.3.
8. With the aforesaid observation/direction and
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liberty granted, this writ application stands disposed of.
9. All pending interlocutory application(s), if any,
shall also be deemed to have been disposed of.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
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