IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.580 of 2003 RADHEY SHYAM AGRAWAL son of late Suraj Mal Agrawal, resident of village Puraini Bazar, Police-station Chousa, District Madhepura. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.Director, Secondary Education, Budh Marg, Patna. ----------- 8 13/7/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the State. In this writ application prayer has been made to the following effect:- “That this petitioner prays for issuing a writ preferably a writ of Mandamus commanding the respondents to grant recognition to Shri Hazarimal Surajmal Patwari Girl’s High School, Puraini retrospectively and pay to the teachers and staff their current and arrear salary since the establishment of this school in 1982.” A counter affidavit has been filed wherein in paragraph 4 to 6 it has been clarified that recognition does not entail or mean automatic financial support to the institution and in fact the Government by resolution No. 152 dated 12.1.1993 has decided not to recognize any proposed high school with financial liabilities. There is no denial to the aforementioned aspect by the petitioner and therefore that part of the prayer with regard to financial benefits as a consequence of recognition must be rejected. The only question, therefore, would now remain with regard to grant of recognition and in that respect in paragraph 6 of 2 the counter affidavit it has been suggested that there were certain difficulties in existing statutory provisions and as such an amendment has been made in section 14 of the 1981 Act and in this regard on 10.9.2003 the respondents had made statement that the amended provision has to be published in the official gazette and after its publication is made the meeting of the Secondary Education committee shall be held and the matter of the petitioner’s school along with such other schools shall be placed before the Committee. There is no further affidavit either by the State or counsel for the petitioner also is not in a position to say as to whether gazette notification has been published or not. In that view of the matter, recording the aforementioned stand of the respondents in the counter affidavit this Court would direct respondent nos. 2 and 3 to consider case of recognition of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, such prayer of the petitioner for grant of recognition is refused the respondents will be also under obligation to give reasons for the same. With the aforementioned observations and directions this writ application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)