IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6939 of 2003 SUNAINA DEVI Versus THE V.C.,L.N.M.UNIVERSITY &ORS ----------- 13 11.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Universities. Learned counsel for the University submits that the pension and gratuity in respect of the petitioner’s husband has been fixed and the interest on the amount has been paid. But he submits that statutory interest @ 5% as prescribed by Government Letter No. M. No. P.C. – 2-1-16/79/3155, dated 7.11.1981 has not been calculated and paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that interest @ of 9% on D.A amount of the petitioner in respect of the husband of the petitioner as held admissible by this Court vide judgment delivered in the case of Professor Surendra Bahadur Sing and Others Vs. The State of Bihar and Others reported in 2006(4) PLJR page 369 has also not been calculated and paid. He further submits that the earned leave amount has not been calculated on the basis of Professor’s scale granted to the husband of petitioner before the date of retirement. He further submits that subsequent to revision of pay scale w.e.f. 01.01.1996, the family pension has not been revised accordingly. Learned counsel for the University submits that a direction may be issued to the University to calculate the amount under different heads as stated by learned counsel for the petitioner and pay the admissible amount to the petitioner. Accordingly this application is disposed of with a direction - 2 - to the University Authorities to consider the claims of the petitioner as detailed above and calculate the admissible amount under different heads and pay the same to the petitioner within two months form the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Kundan (Jaynandan Singh, J.)