IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14525 of 2010 1. DR. SREE NARAYAN VAIDYA S/O LATE NARSHING VAIDYA DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, K.K.M. COLLEGE, JAMUI Versus 1. THE CHANCELLOR, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, RAJ BHAWAN, PATNA 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR 3. THE REGISTRAR, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR ----------- For the petitioner : M/S. Ganpati Trivedi, Rajesh Kumar and Madan Mohan. For the respondents ; Mr. Anil Singh. ----- 02. 22.04.2011 Whatever be the background or the compulsion for the respondent Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, the Court fails to understand as to how petitioner came to be dismissed in terms of Annexure-12 dated 11.4.2008 from a retrospective date i.e. 1.8.1991. Since the law is well settled on this issue that no dismissal could be effected from a retrospective date, not only by the High Court but even by the Apex Court, the order per say seems to be illegal and Annexure-12 dated 11.4.2008, therefore, is quashed. It goes without saying that quashing of that order in no way comes in the way of the University to pass an order in accordance with law. The writ application is allowed. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)