Trigun Chand Thakur vs State Of Bihar

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Patna High Court, affirming that the Management Committee of private schools does not qualify as 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, thus rendering the writ petition of the appellant non-maintainable. The Court reiterated that a teacher in a privately managed school, even if financially aided by the State, cannot challenge termination orders through writ petitions. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower court's ruling and the reliance on the precedent set in Chandra Nath Thakur v. The Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board.