•Supreme Court declared Bihar's 2015 law to take over Sinha Library unconstitutional, a major setback for the Nitish Kumar government.
•The court ruled the law violated Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 300A (Right to Property), stating property cannot be taken from a trust without due process.
•Historic Sinha Library, established in 1924 by Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, was founded in memory of his wife Radhika Sinha and houses 1.8 lakh books.
•The dispute began with a 1983 ordinance attempt, culminating in the 2015 law which the trust challenged, leading to the Supreme Court's final verdict.
•Library management and rights are now returned to the trust, though the state government can still offer financial and administrative support.
