LALIT NARAYAN MISHRA INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANDS vs STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Bihar Ordinances Nos. 15 and 30 of 1986, replaced by the Bihar Private Educational Institutions (Taking Over) Act, 1987, rejecting claims of discrimination under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court found that the ordinances and the Act were not aimed at nationalizing the Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change alone, but were part of a broader scheme for taking over private educational institutions. The termination of Dr. Jagadanand Jha's services was allowed, while the challenges to the ordinances and the Act were dismissed, affirming the legality of the government's actions.