IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.7389 of 2009 Dr. Jainath Mishra, son of late Sri Krishna Mishra, Resident of Mohalla Rajeev Nagar, Police Station Rajeev Nagar, district Patna .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Vice Chancellor, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga .. Respondents **** /2/ 03.07.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner, the State and the counsel appearing for the L.N. Mithila University. 2. Petitioner has retired from the post of University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Marwari College, Darbhanga, on 31.10.2005. Marwari College, Darbhanga, is the constituent college under L.N. Mithila University. Petitioner’s grievance is that arrears of difference of salary in University Grant Commission pay scale with effect from 01.01.1996 to 31.10.2005 amounting to Rs.9,65,331/- has not been paid to him. He has also claimed for interest on this amount on account of delay in payment of his legal dues. 3. Counsel appearing for the University has no instruction, as such, he prays for some time to seek instruction 2 and file counter affidavit. 4. Considering the fact that petitioner is an elderly person and, as informed by his counsel, suffering from heart ailment, it is proper that without wasting any time this application be disposed off by giving liberty to the petitioner to represent his case giving details of his claim before the Vice Chancellor of the University through the Registrar of the University. In case such representation is filed within two weeks, the University and it’s authorities without wasting time will get the claim of the petitioner verified and make payment of arrears of difference of salary in the University Grant Commission scale with effect from 01.01.1996 to 31.10.2005 within two months from the date of filing of the representation. Direction is also issued to the State Government to release necessary fund to the University on receipt of requisition send by the University. 5. This application is, accordingly, disposed off. Cp:2/S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)