IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2412 of 2009 KAPILDEO SINHA & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 20/2/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. On the own showing of the petitioners they were employees of an affiliated college in which power of appointment/removal is vested in the Governing body/ Adhoc committee. Such Governing body and the Adhoc Committee of an affiliated college is definitely not ‘State’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and therefore any decision of the Governing body and/or Adhoc Committee of the affiliated college cannot be assailed by the petitioners before this Court in writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. That being so, this application being wholly misconceived is hereby dismissed. It is, however, made clear that 2 dismissal of this application will not come in the way of the petitioners if they file a Civil suit for getting the appropriate relief which has been prayed in this application. This would dispose of this application. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Abhay Kumar