IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4124 of 2009 ANJANI KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02 17.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Magadh University. The petitioner claims to be a student of Government Teachers Training College, Zila School, Gaya in the one year B.Ed degree course and completed the same in 1989-90. He appeared in the final B.Ed examination which was however held in the year 1994 when he was issued Admit Card also and claims to have secured 682 out of 1000 marks in the first division. He is aggrieved by the non- issuance of his duplicate mark-sheets. It is his case that based on the aforesaid qualification he joined as a Social Study teacher in the D.A.V. Public School at Aurangabad. The submission is that he would never secure that appointment unless and until he has shown his original qualification including the mark-sheet and certificate to the authority as it is a reputed school. He claims to have applied for a duplicate mark- sheet on 17.11.2008 and is aggrieved by the non- supply of the same despite repeated efforts. 2 Counter affidavit has been filed by the Principal, Government Teachers Training College. It admits that he was a student and had obtained 682 marks with Roll No. 67 from the college records. The Principal had written to the controller of examination of Magadh University in this regard, but the University had not responded and had not provided him a copy of T.R. register till date. It further states that the duplicate mark-sheet desired by the petitioner could be issued by the University alone. It appears that a counter affidavit was served by the University on the counsel for the petitioner, but was not filed in the Court. But after serving a copy of the petitioner it does not appear to have been filed, as it is not on the record. Counsel for the University, therefore, made submission from the copy served on the petitioner. After perusing the same, he submits that the tabulation register ends at serial no. 256, rest of the tabulation register sheets are blank except for one more entry. The petitioners name finds no place. Learned counsel for the University fairly states that the counter affidavit does not deny or dispute in express terms, the contention of the 3 petitioner that he was student of the Government Teachers Training College, allotted a roll number by the University and appeared at the examination as claimed. The writ petition is raising purely an administrative issue. Maintenance of records is the responsibility of the University. The matter is referred to the Vice-chancellor, who is expected to have original records examined more particularly in context of the counter affidavit of the Principal of what is a Government College and not a private Institution. The Vice-chancellor is then directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order on all aspects within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before him. It is expected that any necessary consequential action shall be taken simultaneously by the Vice-chancellor. The writ application stands disposed. P.K. (Navin Sinha, J.)