IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1527 of 2011 Ram Bilas Singh, S/o Late Triveni Singh, resident of House No. 1, Road No. 3, Behind Savitri Market, North Patel Nagar, P.S. Patliputra, Town & District-Patna Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Patna 2. The Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar 3. Dr. K.N. Dubey, S/o not known, Vice-Chancellor, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 4. Dr. C.M. Das, S/o not known, the Registrar, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur ---------------------------------- 06. 21.12.2011 Heard Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and Mr. A.K. Keshari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the University. The writ petition had been disposed of with a direction to the Registrar of the University to consider the grievance of the petitioner in relation to non-payment of gratuity, the differential salary amount and the leave encashment amount. On non-compliance of the direction of this Court the present contempt application came to be filed. A show cause has been filed on behalf of the University today in response to the grievance of the petitioner and in which it has been stated that the leave encashment amount of Rs. 66,026/- has since been paid to the petitioner vide cheque no. 012189 dated 16.12.2011. The petitioner though accepts the same but disputes the calculation. 2 Insofar as the differential amount of salary for the period June, 1983 to December, 1985, January, 1986 to March, 2000, April, 2001 to December, 2004 is concerned, out of the admissible amount of Rs. 11,53,793/-, an amount of Rs. 5,62,677/- has been paid to the petitioner from time to time and a further amount of Rs. 1,91,841/- has been paid vide cheque dated 18.10.2011. Insofar as the balance arrears of differential salary amount to the tune of Rs. 3,99,275/- for the period January, 1996 to March, 2000 is concerned, a stand has been taken that in absence of grant to be furnished by the U.G.C., the University has not been able to pay the differential amount for the said period to any of the employees. It is the stand of the University that no sooner the funds are received by the University, the employees of the University would be paid including the petitioner. It is not in dispute that the gratuity amount has since been paid to the petitioner. Regard being had to the circumstance nothing survives in the present application and the same is disposed of. The petitioner, if so disputes the calculation of the leave encashment amount, he may file an appropriate application before the Registrar together with supportive documents and who shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law. 3 It goes without saying that insofar as the difference of arrears of salary for the period of 1996 to 2000 is concerned, the University shall make payment of the same to the petitioner along with other employees, no sooner it receives the grants from U.G.C. in this regard and without adopting any pick and choose method. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)