Rajendra Agricultural University vs Ashok Kumar Prasad & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the enforceability of a statute under Section 36 of the Bihar Agricultural Universities Act, 1987, which was not published in the official Gazette. The Court held that the statute, providing for a Time Bound Promotion Scheme for teaching staff, was non est and never came into force due to the lack of publication, thus no rights could be claimed based on it. The Court affirmed the Chancellor's order that the statute was still-born and emphasized the necessity of publication for legal enforceability.