IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1134 of 2008 LAKSHMI BISWAS, wife of Late N.K. Biswas, resident of Sneha Co- operative, Block No. 0/27, Flat No. 01, B.P. Township, Kolkata-94 Versus 1. Sri R.S.GAVAI, S/o Name not known to the petitioner, The Hon’ble Chancellor of the Universities of Bihar, Raj Bhawan, Patna 2. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, namely, Mr. R.J. Mohan Pillai, I.A.S. 3. The Commissioner- cum- Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, namely, Mr. N.K. Sinha, I.A.S. 4. The Commissioner- cum- Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna, namely, Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh, I.A.S. 5. The Director, Department of Higher Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, patna, namely, Sri D. Kumar 6. The T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, through its Registrasr, namely, Mr. V.K. Das 7. The Vice-Chancellor, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, namely, Mrs. Prema Jha 8. The Registrar, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur namely, Mr. V.K. Das 9. The Finance Officer, T.M. Bhagalpur University namely, Mr. S.C. Jha 10. The Head of the Post Graduate Department of Philosophy, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur namely Mr. P.N. Mandal ----------- 02/ 03.03.2010 Counsel for His Excellency the Chancellor states that the representation filed by the petitioner before His Excellency the Chancellor has not been considered as the petitioner has chosen to approach His Excellency the Chancellor directly without approaching the Vice-Chancellor of the University, as was directed by this Court under orders dated 22.5.2007, Annexure-1. Counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the aforesaid submission. In the circumstances, the contempt application is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to first approach the Vice-Chancellor of the University by filing a representation and if she is not satisfied with the order passed by the Vice- 2 Chancellor on her representation, then to approach His Excellency the Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor should consider the representation of the petitioner in the light of this order as early as possible, in any case within four weeks from the date of receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)