IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10470 of 2009 1. RAJENDRA JHA SON OF LATE BALDEO JHA, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF A I.H.,R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT GANGJALA P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA. 2. AMAR NATH CHOUDHARY, SON OF SRI KULA NAND CHOUDHARY, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PROFESSOR’S COLONY, WARD NO.16, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT-SAHARSA 3. SASHI BHUSHAN THAKUR, SON OF LATE KRITYANAND THAKUR, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MANAS NAGAR, HATIA GACHCHI, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 4. GHANSHYAM CHOUDHARY, SON OF LATE JITENDRA CHAUDHARY, LECTURER DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HATIA GACHCHI, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 5. RANDHIR KUMAR PANDEY, SON OF SRI MISHRI LALD PANDEY, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PROFESSOR’S COLONY, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 6. SUDESHWAR CHOUDHARY, SON OF SRI KULA NAND CHOUDHARY, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PROFESSOR’S COLONY, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 7. LAMBODAR JHA, SON OF LATE JAGDISH JHA, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HATIA GACHCHI, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 8. BINOD KUMAR JHA, ‘AZAD’ SON OF LATE JAGDEO LAL DAS, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PROFESSOR’S COLONY, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT- SAHARSA 9. ARVIND LAL DAS, SON OF LATE DEVENDRA JHA, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF HINDI, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT PROFESSOR’S COLONY, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA 10. SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE H.N. SINGH, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF MAITHILI, R.M. COLLEGE, SAHARSA; PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MAIN ROAD, BATRAHA, SAHARSA, P.S. AND DISTRICT SAHARSA----- PETITIONERS Versus - 2 - 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPLA SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, B.N.MANDAL UNIVERSITY, MADHEPURA 4. THE REGISTRAR, B.N. MANDAL UNIVERSITY, MADHEPURA----RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioners;_ Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For State:- Govt. Pleader No.XI 3 1.9.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners are working as Lecturers in R.M.College, Saharsa under B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura. Their prayer is for a direction to the respondent and its authorities to make payment of arrears of salary for the period 1996 to 2005. It has also been stated that despite direction of this Court in cases of similarly situated persons, which is duly applicable in the case of the petitioners as well, the arrears of payment is not being paid and as stated in the writ application the representation filed by the petitioners before the Registrar of the B.N.Mandal University, Madhepura is pending for same purpose. Considering this fact, this application is being disposed of by directing the Registrar, B.N.Mandal University, Madhepura to examine and verify the claim of the petitioners and take steps for their payment. The - 3 - representation must be disposed of within two months from the date of the receipt/production of a copy of this order and within one month thereafter payment should be made to the petitioners. With the aforesaid observations, this writ application stands disposed of. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar