Supreme Court of India

Priyanka Kumari v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 266
Bench Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi JJ.
Decided 18 February 2026

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Issue for Consideration 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 the Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002 under which the University was established, was later on declared to be ultra vires. Headnotes† 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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