Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 167 · Decided 18 February 2026
Priyanka Kumari and ORS. v. The State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 167 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 266
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 797/2026
- Decided
- 18 February 2026
- Bench
- RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
The appellants herein were dismissed from the post of librarian on which they were appointed by the State of Bihar. It was on account of the fact that the degree obtained by them from the University of Technology and Science, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, was declared invalid as Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002 under which the University was established, was later on declared to be ultra vires. Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002 - The University in question (mentioned at serial no.23) was granted recognition by the State of
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