IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5010 of 2009 1. Ranjana Devi W/o late Naresh Khan, resident of village and P.O. Bangaon, Dakshinwara Tola, P.S. Bangaon, District Saharsa 2. Bhagwan Jha, son of late Chaturbhuj Jha, resident of village and P.O. Bangaon, Phachhuari Tola, P.S. Bangaon, District Saharsa 3. Dr. Uday Kant Jha, son of Satya Narain Jha, resident of village Dorma, P.O. & P.S. Behra, Via Panchgochhia, District Saharsa … Petitioners Versus 1. Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga, P.S. L.N.M.University, District Darbhanga, through its Registrar 2. The Vice Chancellor, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga P.S. L.N.M. University Campus, District Darbhanga 3. The Registrar, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga P.S. L.N.M. University Campus, District Darbhanga 4. The Principal, Goswami Lakshminath Madusudan Sanskrit College, Bangaon, Saharsa 5. The State of Bihar 6. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 7. The Director, Higher Education, Human Resources Development Govt. of Bihar, Patna … Respondents ---------------------------------- 6. 21.11.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. Having regard to the fact that the petitioners are teachers of affiliated College and their appointing authority is the governing body, no writ of mandamus can be issued for regularisation of their service to such governing body of a private institution which is definitely not a 'State' within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. As a matter of fact a stand has also been taken to the same effect by respondent no.6 in the counter affidavit raising objection to the maintainability of the writ application on the ground that the State Government has also refused to bear any financial liability of the new posts created for teaching and non- 2 teaching employees in the College of the petitioners. In that view of the matter, this writ application is wholly misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. Dismissal of the writ application, however, will not come in the way of the petitioners to seek their appropriate remedy before the competent authority and/or Court of law. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/