IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.138 of 2008 PROF.(DR.)RANJIT KUMAR DAS, SON OF LATE DINESH CHANDRA DAS, RESIDENT OF “RAMA NIWAS”, LALBAGH, TILKAMANJHI, P.S. TILKAMANJHI (KOTWALI), TOWN AND DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR, THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. 3. THE REGISTRAR, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. 4. THE FINANCE OFFICER, TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR. 5. THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, T.M. BHAGALPUR UNIVERSTIY, BHAGALPUR. 6. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 7. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 8. THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 9. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 13. 3.12.2010. Heard Shri Purushottam Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Anil Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University and Shri Anuj Kumar, learned A.C. to G.N.I. With the consent of the parties, the present petition is being disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before the Vice Chancellor i.e. respondent no.2 regarding his claim within a period of four weeks from today. If 2 N.H./ such representation is filed within the time aforesaid, the respondent no.2 will examine the same and pass order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. It goes without saying that if the respondent no.2 finds the claim of the petitioner to be genuine, necessary order will be passed for payment within the aforesaid time. So far as 50% merger of dearness relief is converned, it has already been held in C.W.J.C. No.3616 of 2010 with analogous cases that University employees are entitled to get the same relief in view of Division Bench decision of this Court reported in 2008(4) BBCJ (V)582 (Professor)(Dr.) Ram Dinesh Sharma Vs. The Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)