IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.920 of 2008 Ram Parvesh Prasad, son of Sri Tuni Lal, resident of Mohalla Pachchhatti P.O and P.S. Bodh Gaya at present working as Assistant General Section 3, Bodh Gaya, Gaya……………………………………………………....Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Magadh University through its Registrar, Bodh Gaya 4. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar. 5. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar………………………………………Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the University: Mr. Vivekanand Kumar, Advocate For the State: Mr. Jay Prakash Sharma, A.C. to S.C. No.6 3 06.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioner has filed this writ application with a direction to the authorities of the University to pay the revised pay-scale in the light of letter No.621/G/1 dated 25.10.1989 by which pay- scale of the Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk was unified with effect from 01.04.1981. Further prayer is for grant of Central Pay Scale of Rs.5500-9000 with effect from 01.01.1996. From the counter affidavit of the 2 University, it appears that after decision of the Pay Fixation Committee, the Authorities of the University had considered the matter and recommended for grant of unified pay- scale to class III employees of the University. So far as grant of Central Pay Scale is concerned, it is stated that the matter is pending with the State Government. From the counter affidavit it appears that the letters were sent to the Government for approval of the said scale in 2007 itself. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State authorities. In the circumstances, since the matter in respect of the policy decision of the unified pay scale and the Central Pay Scale is pending with the State Government, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the State to take a final decision in the matter and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible without any unnecessary delay. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)