IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2925 of 2011 ====================================================== Narendra Prasad Sharma, S/o Late Virendra Pd. Sharma, Lecturer (Botany) in B.N.M. College, Barahia, Police Station- Barahia, District- Lakhisarai .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Vice-Chancellor, Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 3. Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar, District Bhagalpur 4. The Auditor, Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 5. The Auditor, State of Bihar posted at Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 6. The Principal, B.N.M. College, Barahia, Police Station- Barahia, District- Lakhisarai .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Mukherjee For the State : Mr. P.N.Sharma, AC to AG For the University : Mr. Ashok Kumar Keshari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA) 2 20-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsels for the Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University as also the State. The petitioner has approached this Court for payment of arrears of salary for the period from 1983 to October, 2003 as per UGC scale (revised pay scale) which, according to the petitioner, amounts to Rs. 2,40,250/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the dues of the petitioner have not been paid for a long time and the 2 petitioner would be satisfied if an order is passed for payment of the said amount after consideration of his claim by the University. Learned counsel for the University points out that as per the instructions received the claim of the petitioner has been considered by the University and the matter has been sent to Auditor of the Finance Department for verification and as and when the same would be verified by the Auditor the petitioner would be paid the due amount. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents that the claim of the petitioner be disposed of by the Auditor of the Finance Department within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order by the authorities of the University and thereafter whatever amount is found due and payable, the same would also be paid to him within a further period of three months, for which purpose, if required, a requisition may be made to the Human Resources Development Department of the State Government which shall release the amount in question within four weeks after the receipt of the requisition. S.Pandey/- (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J)