IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15525 of 2011 Mrs. Prem Kumari Kamal, Aged about 66 years, Wife of Late Kumud Kumar Kamal, Resident of C/o Vikas Mohan Kadamkuan ‘D’ Block, Gopal Bhavan, Police Station – Kadamkuan, District – Patna… ……… Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Human Resources Development Department having his office in Vikas Bhavan, Police Station – Sachivalaya, District – Patna. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. 3. The Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. 4. The Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. ……. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 13/09/2011 Heard Sri Vikas Mohan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt. Mohini Kumari, learned AC to Standing Counsel No. 14, who appears on behalf of Respondent No. 1/State of Bihar and learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent Nos. 2 to 4/Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga. The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the Respondents to grant merger of 50% dearness relief on basic family pension of the petitioner with effect from 01.01.2005 on the basis of Government Resolution as well as an order passed by a Division Bench of this court in LPA No. 434 of 2008 (Prof. (Dr.) Ram Dinesh Sharma Vs The T.M. Bhagalpur University & Ors.) disposed of on 23.07.2008. The petitioner has further prayed for revision of her family pension on the basis of Pay Revision Committee Report with effect from 01.01.2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in the present writ petition has already been settled by a Division Bench of this court in Prof. (Dr.) Ram Dinesh Sharma’s case which has also been followed in number of orders passed by 2 this court. One such order has been reported in 2011 (1) PLJR 900 (Dr. Himanshu Bhushan Vs Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University & Ors.). Learned counsel for the University is not disputing the fact that issue involved in the present writ petition has already been clarified by this court in number of cases. In view of stand taken by the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of in terms of order passed in Dr. Himanshu Bhushan Case (Supra). Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)