Patna High Court
EducationversusTilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University,
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- ALOK KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The writ petition is disposed of as the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed.
Summary
Madhwan Memorial College of Education filed a writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University’s decision rejecting its affiliation for the 2023‑25 session and to compel the university to grant affiliation. The petition also asked for a mandamus directing the university to include the college in the list of affiliated institutions and to allocate students. During the pendency of the writ, the university issued Notification No. 87/2023 dated 29‑05‑2023 granting permanent affiliation to the college. The petitioner acknowledged that its grievance was thereby redressed in a supplementary affidavit. On this basis, the High Court disposed of the writ application.
Issues considered
- What relief, if any, is appropriate when the petitioner’s grievance concerning university affiliation is resolved during the pendency of a writ petition?
Subjects
- university affiliation
- certiorari
- mandamus
- civil writ jurisdiction
- redress of grievance
- higher education
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2529 of 2023
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Madhwan Memorial College of Education
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University and Ors.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raju Giri, Sr. Advocate
: Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Advocate
: Mr. Harsh Raj, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Md. Nadim Seraj, Advocate
For LNMU : Mr. Bindhyachal Rai, Advocate
For Tilka Manjhi Univ. : Mr. Ashhar Mustafa, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, leaned
counsel for the LNMU and learned counsel for Tilka Manjhi
University.
2. The petitioner in the present writ application has
prayed for the grant of following reliefs:
i.) To issue an appropriate
writ/order/direction, in the nature of
Certiorari for quashing the decision
dated 2.01.2023 of the University
affiliation cum New Teaching
Programme Committee of Tilka Manjhi
Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur
(hereinafter referred to as the
University) by which the affiliation to
the petitioner's College has been
rejected for the session 2023-25 (as
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contained in Annexure-4)
ii) To issue an appropriate
writ/order/direction, in the nature of
mandamus directing the University to
immediately grant affiliation to the
petitioner's College from the session
2023-25.
iii) To issue an appropriate
writ/order/direction, directing the
Nodal Officer of L.N Mithila University
to include the name of the petitioner's
College in the list of affiliated College
and to allot students from the list of
successful candidates.
3. It has been brought to the notice of this Court
that the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. A
statement to this effect has been made in paragraph-3 of the
supplementary-affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner.
Paragraph-3 of the supplementary-affidavit filed by the
petitioner is quoted hereinbelow for the needful:-
3. That is is stated that the
University vide notification no.
87/2023 dated 29.05.2023 issued
by the Registrar has granted
permanent affiliation to the
petitioner’s college.
4. In view of the fact that the grievance of the
petitioner stands redressed during the pendency of the present
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writ application, this writ application is accordingly disposed of.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-
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