IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9744 of 2009 1. Rajendra Prasad , son of late Baso Mahto, resident of Village & P.O. Ajaipur, P.S. Noorsarai, District- Nalanda. 2. Rameshwar Prasad, son of Sri Prasadi Mahto, resident of Mohalla-Sahokhar, P.O. & P.S. Sohsarai, District- Nalanda. 3. Arvind Kumar alias Arvind Prasad, son of late Keshwar Mahto, resident of Village-Asthana, P.O. Ramzanpur, P.S. Shekhopur Sarai, District- Sheikhpura. 4. Vijay Kumar, son of Sri Ram Chandra Mahto, resident of Village and P.O. Muraura, P.S. Biharsharif, District- Nalanda. 5. Ajay Kumar, son of Saudi Mahto, resident of Village- Daruara, P.O. Daruara, P.S. Noorsarai, District-Nalanda. 6. Rajeshwar Prasad, son of late Bhattu Ram, resident of Village-Salepur, P.O.-Naili, P.S. Chandi, District- Nalanda. 7. Awadhesh Prasad, son of Sri Sheo Nandan Prasad, resident of Village-Anantpur, P.O. Madhopur, P.S. Chandi, District-Nalanda. 8. Shyam Sundar Singh, son of late Shyam Lal Mahto, resident of Village-Anantpur, P.O. Madhopur, P.S. Chandi, District-Nalanda. 9. Bijendra Prasad, son of Sri Prasadi Mahto, resident of Mohalla- Sahokhar, P.O. & P.S. Sohsarai, District- Nalanda. 10. Gayatri Devi, wife of Sri Rameshwar Prasad, resident of Mohalla-Sahokhar, P.O. & P.S. Sohsarai, District- Nalanda. 11. Kapil Paswan, son of late Prasadi Paswan, resident of Village- Sahpur, P.O. Bhaganbigha, P.S. Rahui, District- Nalanda. ------ Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya through its Registrar. 4. The Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya. 5. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 6. The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya. 7. The Proctor, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya. 8. The Governing Body, Allama Iqbal College, Biharsharif, District- Nalanda through its Secretary, Mr. 2 Shah Zavedi. 9. Mr. Shah Zavedi, Secretary, Governing Body, Allama Iqbal College, Biharsharif, District- Nalanda. 10. The Principal, Allama Iqbal College, Biharsharif, District- Nalanda ----- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 12. 10.8.2011 Heard Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad for the petitioners, Mr. Suryakant Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel No.19 for respondent nos. 1 and 2, and Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha for respondent nos. 3 to 7. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of arrears of salary and other money claims of the petitioners. According to the writ petition, the petitioners were appointed as class III and class IV employees on temporary basis in the Allama Iqbal College, Biharsharif, District- Nalanda. They were allowed to work for some time, and were discontinued. It appears to us that the respondent College is not ‘state’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is, therefore, not maintainable. The writ petition is dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar, J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah,J.)