Patna High Court

BiharversusThe B.N. Mandal University

Decided: 18 February 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SUDHIR SINGH RAJESH KUMAR VERMA

Holding

The application was dismissed as not pressed.

Summary

The petitioners, the State of Bihar and related officials, filed a Letters Patent Appeal (No. 180 of 2019) before the Patna High Court against B.N. Mandal University and associated parties. An application was made before the Court, but the petitioners' counsel, Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, indicated that they did not wish to press the application. The Court noted the counsel's position and proceeded to consider the status of the application. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the application on the ground that it was not pressed. The dismissal left the original appeal pending without any further order on the application.

Subjects

application dismissal
high court
letters patent appeal
patna high court

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.221 of 2020
                                                        In
                                     Letters Patent Appeal No.180 of 2019
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            1.     The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna.
            2.    The Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development
                  Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
            3.    The Director, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna.
                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
            1.    The B.N. Mandal University through its Registrar, Madhepura.
            2.    The Vice- Chancellor, B.N. Mandal University, Lalu Nagar, Madhepura.
            3.    The Registrar, B.N. Mandal University, Lalu Nagar, Madhepura.
            4.    The Principal, B.N.M.V. College, Sahugarh, Madhepura.
            5.     Mohammad Sadre Alam, Son of Quadrat Alam, Resident of Chhoti Masjid
                   Ke Najdik, Adarsh Nagar, Ward No. 8, Nagar Parishad, Madhepura at
                   present Working as Lab In-Charge, Home Science, B.N.M.V. College,
                   Sahugarh, District- Madhepura.
                                                                 ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :     Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, AC to AAG-15
                  For the Opposite Party/s :
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                        ORAL ORDER
                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)

2    18-02-2026                  Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the

                    petitioners does not want to press this application.

                                 2. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed as

                    not pressed.

                                               (Sudhir Singh, J)


                                           (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
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