ANIL KUMAR SINHA, J.:–The petitioner, who is Secretary of Prof. Vijay Shankar Rai Mahila College, Sherghati, Gaya has filed the present writ application for quashing the Memo No. 15/M-1-41/2012-205 dated: 22.01.2019 (Annexure – 6) issued by the Principal Secretary-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna/Respondent No. 2 by which affiliation of the College has been refused. However, during pendency of the writ application, affiliation to the College has been granted by the State Government vide Memo No. 2525 dt- 23.11.2021 starting from the academic year 2021-22. The petitioner in the circumstances has prayed that affiliation should be granted starting from the Session 2020-2021.

2. I.A. No. 2/2021 has also been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondent- Magadh University (for short “the University”) to hold special examination for B.A./B.Sc. / B.Com Part-I (Hons) for the session 2019-20 for the students of the College. The petitioner has claimed that the College was earlier granted affiliation by the University which was duly approved by the State Government for the academic session 2009-10 to 2013-14 in respect of Arts & Comm