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Anurag Krishna Sinha v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2026] 3 S.C.R. 465
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 10 March 2026

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In view of the above, the judgment and order dated 29th February 2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Patna in Civil Writ 492 [2026] 3 S.C.R. Supreme Court Reports Jurisdiction Case No.7940 of 2015 is set aside.

Judgment, page 27

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Issue for Consideration i) Whether the Smt. Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 is manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India; ii) Whether the impugned Act effects compulsory acquisition and extinguishment of rights in a confiscatory manner, thereby offending Article 300A read with Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art.14 – Validity of Srimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015 (impugned Act) – The

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