IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6846 of 2001 DR. JITESH DATTA & ORS Versus THE MAGADH UNIVERSITY,BODH GAY ----------- 4 9.9.2008 The petitioners are before this court for issuance of their original Bachelor of Dental Sciences Degree certificate, a course for which they have completed in the year 1996. Provisional mark sheets and certificates were issued to them in 1998. In the year 2001 they applied in the prescribed manner after depositing necessary fess for their original degree. It has been stated at paragraph 10 of the writ application that they were informed by the office of the University that the Vice- Chancellor had directed not to issue certificates due to various scandals involving mark sheets and degree. The absence of original degree is hampering their future career prospects. This writ application was filed in May,2001. The High Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution is sought to be relegated by the University to the status of a postman and that too with attitude of indifference by not filing a counter affidavit till date. Today the counsel for the University states that he has instruction to say that the writ application may be disposed of in terms of the order of this court in CWJC no. 436 of 2001 (Annexure 11). The opening lines of the order are “the inefficiency of the University.” The University acknowledges the appreciation of its status by this court. This Court was inclined to impose heavy costs but refrains at - 2 - this stage. Let original degree of the petitioners be handed over to them within a maximum period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event of their failure to do so respondents 2,3 and 4 shall clearly be exposing themselves to the risk of flouting the orders of this Court . shahid (Navin Sinha, J)