Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
---|---|
e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Executive Business CONSTITUTION |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Act(s) Referred | Constitution of India |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Dismissed |
Headnote | CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: Art. 166 read with Rules of Executive Business, State of Bihar - Agreement/Understanding dated 18. 7. 2007 entered into between University and College Employees Federation and the State Government declaring non-teaching staff of Universities and constituent Colleges equivalent to the Government staff, not implemented on the plea that the agreement was not in accordance with the Rules of Executive Business - Held: Merely because of change of elected Government and the decision of the previous government not expressed in the name of Governor in terms of Art. 166, valid decision cannot be ignored and it is not open to State to contend that those decisions do not bind them - Further, the provisions of Art. 166 are only directory and not mandatory in character and if they are not complied with, it can be' established as a question of fact that the impugned order was issued in fact by State Government - In the instant case, it cannot be said that the decision was not taken by or on behalf of the Government - High Court has not only directed the- State Government to implement the Agreement dated 18.07.2007, but also directed the Federation to call off the strike immediately in the interest of the student community - State Government directed to implement the order of the High Court - Service law - Rules of Executive Business, State of Bihar - Public interest litigation - Letter petition.Non-Implementation of the G.O. dated 25.02.1987 issued by Education Department of Government of Bihar declaring the non-teaching staff of Universities and constituent Colleges equivalent to the Government staff, led to repeated strikes by the Bihar State University and College Employees Federation and the agreements/ compromises between the Federation and the State ·Government and, ultimately, an Agreement/ Understanding was arrived at between the two on 18.07.2007. A letter was issued by the Government on 19.07.2007 for implementation of the Agreement and, consequently, the strikes were recalled. However, as the Agreement/Understanding was again not implemented, the Federation went on an indefinite strike. Thereupon respondent no. 1, a student, addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court requesting to end the strike, which was treated as public interest litigation. The Federation also filed an intervention application. The High Court by order dated 7.8.2008 directed the Chief Secretary of the State to ensure implementation of the Agreement dated 18.072007. The Federation was also directed to withdraw its strike. In the instant appeal filed by the State Government, it was contended for the appellants that the Agreement dated 18.07.2007 was not in accordance with the Rules of Executive Business, State of Blhar. |
Judge | Honble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam |
Neutral Citation | 2013 INSC 41 |
Petitioner | State Of Bihar & Anr. |
Respondent | Sunny Prakash & Ors. |
SCR | [2013] 1 S.C.R. 362 |
Judgement Date | 2013-01-18 |
Case Number | 516 |
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). Filtered and federated searching is employed to facilitate focused searching so that learners can find the right resource with least effort and in minimum time. NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is built to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular forms of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is designed to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
Learn more about this project from here.
NDLI is a conglomeration of freely available or institutionally contributed or donated or publisher managed contents. Almost all these contents are hosted and accessed from respective sources. The responsibility for authenticity, relevance, completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of these contents rests with the respective organization and NDLI has no responsibility or liability for these. Every effort is made to keep the NDLI portal up and running smoothly unless there are some unavoidable technical issues.
Ministry of Education, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), has sponsored and funded the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) project.
Sl. | Authority | Responsibilities | Communication Details |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education |
Sanctioning Authority | https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives |
2 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project | https://www.iitkgp.ac.in |
3 | National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project | Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in |
4 | Project PI / Joint PI | Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project |
Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon |
5 | Website/Portal (Helpdesk) | Queries regarding NDLI and its services | support@ndl.gov.in |
6 | Contents and Copyright Issues | Queries related to content curation and copyright issues | content@ndl.gov.in |
7 | National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club) | Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach | clubsupport@ndl.gov.in |
8 | Digital Preservation Centre (DPC) | Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books | dpc@ndl.gov.in |
9 | IDR Setup or Support | Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops | idr@ndl.gov.in |