IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2165 of 2007 1. MADAN PRASAD, SON OF LATE RAMJI PRASAD, AT & P.O. HUSENA, P.S. SARMERA, DISTRICT NALANDA 2. MOHAN DAS SON OF LATE SRI RAMJATAL DAS, AT LALA BABU ROAD, P.O. R.S.GAYA, DISTRICT GAYA. 3. ARUN KUMAR SINHA, SON OF SRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD, R/V MANARA, P.O. DHARAMPUR, P.S. NOORSARAI, DISTRICT NALANDA. 4. SIYARAM PRASAD SINGH, SON OF SRI NAWAL KISHORE SINGH, AT AND P.O. TOI-GARH, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA 5. BHOLA SINGH, SON OF LATE BHABHIKSHAN SINGH, AT AND P.O. TOI GARH, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA. 6. RAM SHARAN PRASAD YADAV, SON OF SRI HARI NARAYAN PRASAD, AT DAYAL CHAK, P.O. PARSAWAN, DISTRICT PATNA. 7. RAM BALI YADAV, SON OF SRI BISHNUDEO YADAV, R/V BANDI CHAK, P.O. KERARI, P.S. BELCHHI, DISTRICT NALANDA. 8. SHYAM KISHORE PRASAD, SON OF LATE KASHI YADAV, AT AND P.O. SHERPUR, DISTRICT NALANDA. 9. CHANDAN PODDAR, SON OF SRI LAKHAN PODDAR, R/V RAKHAUTA, P.O. KHOJRAHA, VIA MANGUAR DISTRICT SAHARSA. 10. SACHIDA NANDAN SINGH, SON OF SRI CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH, R/V RAM NAGAR DIYARA, P.S. BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 11. RINA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE SHEO SHANKAR TIWARY, AT AND P.O. UMEDPUR(BUXAR). 12. CHHOTE LAL DAS, SON OF SRI LAL DAS, AT AND P.O. SAHARAN, DISTRICT SAHARSA --------------------PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. ANJANI KUMAR SINGH, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. VIRENDRA NATH PANDEY, VICE CHANCELLOR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH GAYA, GAYA. 4. DINESH KUMAR YADAV MAGADH UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR, BODH GAYA, GAYA. 5. SUBHASH CHANDRA RAI, PRINCIPAL, G.J. COLLEGE, RAMBAGH, BIHTA, DISTRICT PATNA ----------RESPONDENTS-----OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- 10. 31.03.2009. In compliance of the orders of this Court dated 26.3.2009, the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department and the Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University are present. It is submitted on their behalf that arrears of salary in the light of the orders of this Court dated 4.5.2007, Annexure-1 shall be released to the petitioners within five weeks from today but such payment will be subject to the result of the audit made by the Auditors of the State Government, for which dates have already been fixed between 13-18th May, 2009. - 2 - Let the fund for such payment be released by the Government within three weeks and payment be made within another two weeks and payment shall be subject to the result of the audit made by the Auditors of the State Government. In the event petitioners have been paid excess than their entitlement then the recovery be made from their salary from the very next month. With the observations and directions aforesaid this contempt application is disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J)