IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1846 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7440 of 2011 With Interlocutory Application No. 8286 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1846 of 2011 ====================================================== Harishchandra Choudhary S/o Late Sukhdeo Choudhary, Resident of Mohalla Vidyapati Nagar, Chakdah Police Station Madhubani, Dist - Madhubani .... .... Petitioner-Appellant Versus 1. The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Buddha Marg, Patna 2. The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Buddha Marg, Patna 3. The Principal, Prathmik Shikshak, Shikshak Mahavidyalaya Rampur, Samastipur .... .... Respondents/Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Ashok Kr.Choudhary, Advocate Mr. Ratanakar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent BSEB: Mr. Lalit Kishore, Senior Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4. 15-12-2011 Interlocutory Application No. 8286 of 2011: The delay of 13 days occurred in filing the Letters Patna High Court LPA No.1846 of 2011 (4) dt.15-12-2011 2 / 3 2 Patent Appeal is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Letters Patent Appeal No.1846 of 2011: The matter at dispute is the request made by the appellant-writ petitioner for issuance of duplicate Primary Teachers Training Certificate. It is the case of the appellant that he had attended the training course conducted by the respondent no.3, Prathmik Shikshak Shiksha Mahavidyalaya, Rampur, District-Samastipur in the academic session 1976-78. The original certificate issued to the appellant has been misplaced. He has, therefore, requested for a duplicate certificate. The learned single Judge has rejected the claim on the premise that a duplicate certificate cannot be issued 30 years after the date of examination. In our opinion, rejection of claim of the appellant by the learned single Judge is unwarranted. Learned Additional Advocate General Mr. Lalit Kishore appears for the respondent Examination Board. He states that on completion of the requisite formalities the Board shall issue the duplicate certificate as requested. In the aforesaid circumstances, the Appeal is allowed. Impugned order dated 9th August 2011 made by the learned single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 7440 of 2011 is set aside. C.W.J.C. No. 7440 of 2011 is disposed of in the following terms. The appellant will within 15 days from today make representation to the respondent Examination Board through the respondent no.3 College for issuance of duplicate certificate. The respondent no.3 College will verify the request and forward it to the Bihar School Examination Board within one month from the Patna High Court LPA No.1846 of 2011 (4) dt.15-12-2011 3 / 3 3 date of the receipt of the request. The Bihar School Examination Board will consider and issue duplicate certificate within two months from the date of the receipt of the request. Subject to the above direction, the Appeal is disposed of. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)