IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.288 of 2011 DR. DEVENDRA PRASAD SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02. 19.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Through this writ application petitioner challenges the notice vide Memo No. 78 dated 27th of January 2011 as contained in Annexure- 1, whereby the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga in connection with Lalit Narayan Mithila University P.S. Case No. 150 of 2010 which has been registered on 23rd of August 2010 has called upon the petitioner as also the other accused persons of the aforesaid case to attend his official chamber and to submit the defence within time indicated in the notice. It is submitted that the aforesaid notice is mala fide since the petitioner was not named accused and also not aware as to what material is against him, so as to submit his defence. It is further submitted that whatever the petitioner had to say, he already informed in writing to the Superintendent of Police as per order dated 3rd of February 2011 and 8th of February 2011, as contained in Annexures 10 and 10/1 respectively. It is further submitted that petitioner is always ready to co-operate with the investigation. 2 Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, submits that submission of the petitioner that with regard to malafide is not correct as it appears that petitioner has already replied to the aforesaid notice through his letters as contained in Annexures – 10 and 10/1 respectively. Besides the above, petitioner has also sent written defence through his son on 4th of February 2011 vide paragraph -21 of the writ application. Considering the submissions of the parties and on perusal of the averments made in the writ application as also the impugned order, this court did not find any error in issuing the notice and as such, the writ application is accordingly, dismissed. Jagdish/ ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)