Patna High Court

Dr. AMIYA KUMARversusThe State of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 8 May 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The Court granted the petitioner liberty to challenge the university order and disposed of the contempt petition.

Summary

Dr. Amiya Kumar filed a contempt petition seeking liberty to challenge an order dated 30‑April‑2026 issued by the Vice‑Chancellor of Magadh University, which was issued in compliance with a prior judgment of this Court dated 10‑Oct‑2018 in CWJC No.10135 of 2018. The petitioner argued that the order adversely affected his rights as a lecturer and that he should be allowed to contest it through due process of law. The learned counsel for the petitioner requested that the Court grant such liberty. The Court examined whether the petitioner could be permitted to challenge the university order and whether the contempt petition should continue. The Court granted the requested liberty, allowing the petitioner to pursue the challenge. Consequently, the contempt petition was disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty to challenge the order dated 30‑April‑2026 issued by the Vice‑Chancellor of Magadh University.
Whether the contempt petition filed by the petitioner should stand or be disposed of.

Subjects

contempt
liberty to challenge
university administration
civil writ jurisdiction
due process

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                           Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.656 of 2019
                                                  In
                            Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10135 of 2018
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                 Dr. AMIYA KUMAR S/o Late Lakhan Prasad Verma Resident of N/29,
                 Professor, Colony,Chitragupta Nagar, P.S.-Patrakar Nagar, District-Patna,
                 Presently Posted and Working as a Lecturer in the Department of Physics
                 Ganga Devi Mahila College, Kankarbagh, P.S.-Kankarbagh, District-Patna

                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                 Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar and Ors through Sri Deepak Kumar, Chief Secretary,
                 Govt. of Bihar, Patna
           2.    Sri R.K. Mahajan, Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education,
                 Govt. of Bihar Patna
           3.    Sri Karyanand Paswan, Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh gaya
                 BIhar
           4.    Col. Pranav Kumar, Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya Bihar
           5.    Sri Ram Naresh Singh, Finance Officer Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
                 Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s          :      Mr.Ajay Kr Singh, Adv.
                 For the State                 :      Ms. Abhanjali, AC to GA-12
                 For the Magadh University     :      Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Adv.
                                                      Mr. Sunit Kumar, Adv.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                       ORAL ORDER

9   08-05-2026                   The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on

                   behalf of the petitioner to challenge the order dated 30.4.2026,

                   passed by the Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya,

                   in compliance of the order of this Court dated 10.10.2018,

                   passed in CWJC No. 10135 of 2018, by taking recourse to the
         Patna High Court MJC No.656 of 2019(9) dt.08-05-2026
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                   due process of law. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

                   2.      Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands

                   disposed of.


                                           (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

Ajay/-

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