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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 1898

PATNA HIGH COURT
HARISH KUMAR, J
Rajendra Kishori Degree College Sughri Siwan through its Chairman Arun Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Patna – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17734 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Suman Kumar, Adv.
For the Respondents: Mr. Md. Zeeshan Kalim, AC to SC

The court emphasized timely action by state authorities on affiliation recommendations made by universities.

Headnote:(1) The petitioner, represented through its Chairman, sought a direction for affiliation and recognition to impart courses, stating that despite recommendations, no action was taken by the Education Department (Paragraph 2-3). (2) The Court directed the State to consider the petitioner's claim based on the university's recommendation and make a decision within six weeks (Paragraph 5, 6). (3) The final outcome is the disposal of the writ petition as stated at the conclusion.

Table of Content
1. affiliation request despite departmental delays. (Para 2 , 3)
2. state's requirement for instruction and counter. (Para 4)
3. court direction for timely decision on the affiliation claim. (Para 5)

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 03-12-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner college, represented through its Chairman, has approached this Court seeking a direction upon the concerned respondents to accord affiliation and recognition to the petitioner college to impart Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science courses for academic session 2025-29 and onwards.

3. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted that despite the recommendation having been made in favour of the petitioner college in pursuance of the inspection report as well as by the Syndicate of the University, the matter is pending before the Education Department, Government of Bihar and till date no action has been taken. Referring to the averments made in the writ petition, learned Advocate would further submit that initially some shortcomings were noticed by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Bihar, however, the same has also been removed and finally the University vide its letter No. 3401-Est.-I dated 10.09.2025 (Annexure-P/5) has made a recommendation in favour of the petitioner college for affiliation, but no action has been taken. However, in the meantime, with respect to similar colleges, final decision has been taken and affiliation has been done; to support the aforesaid contention, Annexure-P/6 has been brought on record.

4. On the other hand, learned Advocate for the State prays for a short adjournment in order to get instruction and file counter counter affidavit.

5. Having considered the limited grievance of the petitioner, this Court deems it fit and proper to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent No. 2 to look into the claim of the petitioner for affiliation of the college in terms with the recommendation made by the concerned University, as contained in Annexure-5 to the writ petition, and take appropriate decision, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

6. The writ petition stands disposed of.

(Harish Kumar, J)

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