ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 19-02-2024 Heard Mr. Abhinav Srivastava, learned counsel on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. K.K. Nayan (AC to SC-28) for the State as well as Mr. Kinkar Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Patna University (herein after referred to as the “University”).

2. By the present writ application, the petitioner seeks following relief:-

(i) Issuance of a direction, order or writ quashing that part of the order dated 19.09.2018 passed in the Complaint bearing No.1/ Lok (Education) 26/2016 by the Institution of Lokayukta, Bihar, Patna by which nothwithstanding the fact that the University being the disciplinary authority of the petitioner had already issued a notification dated

16.08.2018, by which certain punishments in terms of the Service Statutes applicable in the cases of the employees of the University have already been inflicted upon the petitioner, the subject matter of allegations against the petitioner had been directed to be examined by an enquiry committee constituted by the Institution of Lokayukta.

(ii) For issuance of a direction, order or writ commanding the Institution of Lokayukta, Patna, Bihar to refrain from proceeding further in the matter rel