Patna High Court
Kusheshwar SahaniversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- HARISH KUMAR
Holding
The court granted the petitioners liberty to file a detailed representation before the Registrar and set timelines for consideration and order.
Summary
The petitioners, a group of individuals from Darbhanga, filed a writ petition seeking permission to submit a detailed representation before the Registrar of L.N. Mithila University regarding a grievance. The petition was listed under ‘Orders on Office Notes’ but had a verification defect. The court, after hearing counsel for both sides, noted the limited nature of the grievance and granted the petitioners liberty to file their representation within four weeks. It directed the Registrar to consider the representation and issue a reasoned order within twelve weeks, and to pass any consequential order if the petitioners’ claim is upheld. The writ petition was therefore disposed with these procedural directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to permission to file a detailed representation before the Registrar of L.N. Mithila University.
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- university administration
- representation
- procedural relief
- civil writ
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.71 of 2026
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1. Kusheshwar Sahani Son of Sri Kari Sahani, Resident of Villag-e Pipraulia,
Post- Mltipatti, Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga.
2. Sitaram Sahani, s/o Sri Kari Sahani, Resident of Village- Pipraulia, Post-
Mltipatti, Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga.
3. Ramashish Sahani, S/o Late Adhnu Sahani, R/o Village- Makhnaha, Post-
Dilwarpur, District- Darbhanga.
4. Shivjee Sahani, S/o Late Sita Ram Sahani, R/o Village- Ratanpura, Post-
Ratanpura, District- Darbhanga.
5. Pramod Das, S/o Pltan Das, R/o Village- Jaddu Pipra, Post- Harhachha,
District- Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Additional Secretary, Education Dept. Govt. of
Bihar.
2. The Vice Chancellor, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratan Kumar Kunwar, Adv.
Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Adv.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (7)
For the LNMU : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Sinha, Adv.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 08-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. Though the matter is listed under the heading ‘For
Orders on Office Notes’ with defect that paragraph no. 14 of the
petition be verified, however Mr. Ratan Kumar Kunwar, learned
Advocate for the petitioner submits that for redressal of the
grievance, the petitioners seek permission to file a detailed
representation before the Registrar of the University and if such
permission be accorded to the petitioners, their grievance could
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be redressed.
3. Learned Advocate for the State and the University
are present.
4. In view of the limited grievance of the petitioners,
the present writ petition stands disposed off with a liberty to the
petitioners to file a detailed representation before the Registrar
of the University.
5. In case such a representation is filed preferably
within a period of four weeks’ from today, the Registrar of the
University shall consider the representation of the petitioners
and bring to its logical conclusion by passing a reasoned and
speaking order, within a further period of twelve weeks’.
6. Suffice it to observe that in case the claim of the
petitioners finds favour, necessary consequential order must be
passed within the period stipulated.
(Harish Kumar, J)
supratim/-
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