Priyanka Kumari v. State of Bihar
Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of India, 2026, February judgment reference 173Bench: Rajesh Bindal; Vijay Bishnoi
In a significant relief to Bihar-based librarians whose services were terminated solely because the university from which they obtained their degrees was later declared defunct, the Supreme Court (February 18) ordered their reinstatement, holding that degrees earned when the governing law was in force and recognized cannot be invalidated due to subsequent legal developments.