IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1644 of 2009 RAM UDAY KUMAR, son of Sri Ram Chandra Prasad, resident of village Nawada, PO Tilkai, PS Makhdumpur, District Jehanabad ………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Minister, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5.The Deputy Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6. The Director of Primary and Secondary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 7.The Director, Research and Training, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 8. The District Superintendent of Education-cum-Sub divisional Education Officer, Jehanabad 9. The District Superintendent of Education, Gaya 10. The District Superintendent of Education, Sasaram 11.The District Superintendent of Education, Aurangabad 12. The District Superintendent of Education, Bhoojpur at Ara 13. The District Superintendent of Education, Saran at Chapra 14. The Director, B E Project Council, Beltron Bhawan, Patna 15. The District Superintendent of Education, Nalanda 16. The National Council for Teachers Education through its Member Secretary, 16 ,I P Estate, M G Marg, New Delhi 17. The Director, Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Bharat Bhawan, Matiari, Chinhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh ………. ……… Respondents ----------- 02- 2.2.2009 Heard Mr. Arun Kumar for the petitioner, learned AC to Govt. Pleader no.10, Mr. Girijesh Kumar, AC to learned Advocate General, and Mr. S N Pathak for respondent no.16. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to treat the petitioner’s degree of Bachelor of Education Programme (B.Ed.) of the Bhartiya - 2 - Shiksha Parishad, Lucknow, as recognized. It appears that one Shashi Kant Saroj had moved this Court earlier by preferring CWJC No.3562 of 2008 (Shashi Kant Saroj & Ors. v. The State of Bihar & Ors.), for identical relief which was disposed of by order dated 27.6.2008 (Annexure 8), whereby the concerned authorities were directed to dispose of the issue by a reasoned order. The same was taken up by the Government of Bihar in the Department of Human Resources and has been disposed of by order 30.10.2008 (Annexure 7) and impugned herein, wherein it has been found that the degree in question has not been recognized by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Bihar Government has also refused to recognize the same as a valid degree. It appears to me that, for the reasons assigned in the impugned order, the same cannot be faulted. Furthermore, recognition and/or equivalence of degrees is an executive function and the courts are reluctant to interfere with the same. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. ( S K Katriar ) mrl