IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8319 of 2003 Dr. Shakti Nath Jha, Son of Late Kusheshwar Jha, Resident of Village Mahisi, Police Station Mahisi and District Saharsa, at present posted at Radha Umakant Sanskrit College, Sukhsena, Purnia. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. the Secretary, Bihar State University Commission, Patna. 3. The Vice Chancellor, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga. 4. The Registrar, Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga. 5. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. ---------- Respondents ----------- 4 28.07.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the University is present. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1(a) For issuance of a direction to the Respondents for making payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner with interest for the period from 1.12.1985 to 31.3.2000 on his promotion to the post of Reader in Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, Darbhanga.” From perusal of the pleadings of this writ application, it would be clear that whereas the University having admitted such claim of the payment of salary of the petitioner has shifted the burden on the 2 State Government on account of non-release of the fund, counsel for the State on the other hand in its counter affidavit has held the University solely responsible for not paying the amount of salary to the petitioner. There seems to be some lack of communication between the two statutory authorities and therefore, this Court would direct the Secretary of the Higher Education to look into the grievance of the petitioner and if it is found that the University despite release of fund had not made payment of salary of the petitioner, it would not only direct the University to do so but in fact would also hold an enquiry as to how the fund allocated for payment of salary of the petitioner was miss-utilized by the authority of the University. The said authority will also be entitled to take remedial step either civil or criminal as is permissible in law. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)