IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1598 of 2006 BINDESHWAR NAYAK S/O LATE SUKDEO NAYAK, R/O VILLAGE AND POST SAHAR, DISTRICT MADHUBANI, AT PRESENT RESIDING AT SHANKAR APARTMENT EAST BORING CANAL ROAD, POLICE STATION BUDHA COLONY, DISTRICT PATNA, PRINCIPAL, OF GOVERNMENT PHARMACY INSTITUTE PATNA. ………………….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT BUILDING, PATNA, 3. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT BUILDING, PATNA, 4. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND DESHI CHIKITSA, NEW SECRETARIAT BUILDING, PATNA, ………………….Respondents ----------- 03 16.12.2010 The petitioner being the Principal of Government Pharmacy Institute, Agam Kuan, Patna, has claimed the replacement pay scale of Rs. 16,400/- to Rs. 20,000/- with effect from 01.01.1996. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Clause 38.9.3 as contained in Annexure-1 reflects that the Pharmacy Council of India gave recognition to Pharmacy Institutes and recommended AICTE scales but till the State Government’s decision, the principals were directed to be paid the scale of Rs. 16400-450-20000 as contained in Annexure-2 . It is also submitted that State 2 Government also decided to pay the principal of Polytechnics the replacement scale of Rs. 16,400- 20,000, as contained in Annexure-3 Pharmacy Council of India on 11.02.1997 recommended the State Government for giving AICTE pay scale to technical staff. Learned counsel for the State, prays for some time to enable the State Government to decide the issue. It is expected that the concerned authorities may decide the issue within a period of eight weeks on receipt of the copy of the order, by a reasoned order, keeping in view the recommendations of Fitment Committee as well as AICTE. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed off. Safik ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)