IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19947 of 2010 Prof.Ashok Kumar Bachchan working as Professor of English, University Department of English, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, resident of Mohalla- Rambagh, son of late Udit Narayan Jha, P.S. University Campus, District- Darbhanga………. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar. 2. The Vice Chancellor, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga 3. The Registrar, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga 4. The Finance Officer, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. ………….. Respondents. ----------- 2. 12.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. No one appears for the University. The petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondent authorities for making payment of arrears of difference of salary to the petitioner on the basis of the report of the Pay Revision Committee, 1996 in the U.G.C. scale. Earlier, in a similar matter in C.W.J.C. No.17992 of 2010, learned counsel for the University had admitted that the payment of such difference of salary is being made to various teachers and employees of the University. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same within a period of three months from the date of 2 receipt/production of a copy of this order and in case any part of the claims of the petitioner is rejected, the same must be done by passing a reasoned order and any amount found due and payable to the petitioner shall also be paid to him within a further period of three months thereafter. The authorities of the State are directed to ensure that necessary amounts are disbursed to the University within a reasonable time, preferably within four months on the requisition being made by the University. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )