RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY vs ASHOK KUMAR PRASAD .

The Supreme Court addressed the enforceability of a statute under Section 36 of the Bihar Agricultural Universities Act, 1987, which provided for a Time Bound Promotion Scheme for teaching staff but was not published in the official Gazette. The Court held that the statute was 'still-born' and did not come into force due to the lack of publication, thus no rights could be claimed based on it. The Court affirmed the Chancellor's decision that the statute was non est and emphasized the necessity of publication for legal enforceability.