Patna High Court

BiharversusThe Magadh University

Decided: 16 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SUDHIR SINGH RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The application was dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

The State of Bihar, represented by the Principal Secretary of the Department of Higher Education, filed an application in Letters Patent Appeal No.35 of 2019 before the Patna High Court. The petition was filed against Magadh University and its officials, including the Vice Chancellor and Registrar, as well as a college principal and a peon. Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. S.S. Tiwari, indicated that the petitioners did not wish to pursue the application further. Consequently, the Court dismissed the application on the ground that it was not pressed. No substantive merits of the dispute were addressed.

Subjects

application dismissed
letters patent appeal
patna high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.216 of 2020
                                                      In
                                     Letters Patent Appeal No.35 of 2019
                  ======================================================
            1.     The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Higher
                   Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.
            2.    The Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of
                  Bihar, Patna.
                                                                         ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
            1.    The Magadh University Bodh Gaya through its Registrar.
            2.    The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya at Bodh Gaya.
            3.    The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya at Bodh Gaya.
            4.    The Finance officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya at Bodh Gaya.
            5.    The Principal, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Aurangabad, P.S. and
                  District- Aurangabad.
            6.     Dashrath Chaudhary, S/o Late Ram Bilash Chaudhary, Presently working as
                   Peon in Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Aurangabad, P.S. and District-
                   Aurangabad, Permanent resident of Village- Aanti, P.S.- Koch, District-
                   Gaya.
                                                                     ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr. S.S. Tiwari, AC to AAG-15
                  For the Opposite Party/s :     Mr.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER
                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

2    16-02-2026                  Mr. S.S. Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioners

                    does not want to press the present application.

                                 2. Accordingly, the present application stands

                    dismissed as not pressed.



                                               (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                           (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Rajesh/-
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