IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9881 of 2008 Ashish Kumar, aged about 20 years, Son of Late Bhagirath Prasad, resident of Dharamshala Road, Barbigha, P.S. Barbigha, District- Sheikhpura ------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar 2. Vice-Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 3. Finance Officer, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 4. The Registrar, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 5. Principal ,S.K.R. College, Barbigha --------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 10 20-10-2011 Heard Sri Amir Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents/ Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2008 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay entire retiral dues of father of the petitioner, who retired as Professor, Department of Physics from S.K.R. College, Barbigha on 31st of January, 2003 and died on 16.04.2006 without getting any retiral dues. In the present writ petition, number of affidavits have been filed. On 20th February, 2009, 5th counter affidavit was filed on behalf of Respondent/ University enclosing therewith an order passed by the Registrar of the University on 14.02.2009 vide Annexure-D. On perusal of Annexure-D, it is evident that on the date of order passed by the Registrar of the University, amount of gratuity to the tune of Rs.3,16,847/- , arrear of pension Rs.7,40,312/- and difference of salary Rs.9,27,210/- was outstanding . At the time of hearing of the present petition, neither learned counsel for the petitioner nor 2 learned counsel for the University are in position to inform the Court as to whether , the aforesaid amount have been paid or not. In view of the fact that the matter is pending for such a long time and admission of the dues by the University, as indicated in Annexure-D to the 5th counter affidavit, i.e. order dated 14.02.2009 passed by the Registrar of the University, the Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of with direction to the Respondent nos.3 and 4 i.e. Finance Officer and Registrar of the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University to make payment of the aforesaid amount to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if the same has not been paid till date. The payment should be made along with statutory admissible interest. With the above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)