IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3408 of 2000 1. JAI KUMAR SINGH, Son of late Chhatthu Singh, resident of Mohalla & Post Office- Pakri, P.S.- Nawadah (Arrah), District- Bhojpur. 2. Ramesh Prasad Singh, Son of late Bindeshari Singh, resident of village & Post:- Katri, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 3. Niranjan Kumar Singh, Son of late Ramanuj Prasad Singh, resident of village & post:- Taighra, P.S.- Jairampur More, District- Sheikhpura 4. Suresh Singh, S/O Sri Markandey Singh, resident of village & Post- Sakarari, P.S.- Dhanapur, District- Chandauli (U.P.) 5. Kamta Singh, Son of Sri Chandrika Singh, resident of village- Bankat, Post- Barna, P.S- Aaiyar, District- Bhojpur. 6. Bharat Singh, S/o late Damodar Raut, resident of village- Budhova, Post Office- Budhova, P.S.- Alauli, District- Khagaria. 7. Balram Singh, Son of Sri Chandrika Singh, resident of village- Bankat, Post- Barnaw, P.S.- Aaiyar, District- Bhojpur. 8. Brij Nandan Prasad Yadav, Son of Rameshwar yadav, resident of village- Budhova, Post- Budhova, P.S.- Alauli, District- Khagaria. 9. Shankar Singh, Son of late Dhauchhan Singh, resident of village & post- Taigarh, P.S.- Jairampur More, District- Sheikhpura. 10. Binod Kumar Sinha, Son of Sri Gupteshwar Prasad Sinha, resident of Mohalla- Tilha Mahavir Asthan, Gaya, P.S. Civil Lines, District- Gaya. 11. Shyam Sunder Singh, Son of late Ramsharan Singh, resident of village and Post- Katari, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 12. Damodar Singh, Son of Shri Bhuneshwar Singh, resident of village & Post- Katari, P.S. Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 13. Lallan Singh, Son of Sri Chandrika Singh, resident of village & Post- Taigharh, P.S.- Jairampur More, District- Sheikhpura. 14. Ram Pravesh Singh, Son of late Ram Nandan Singh, resident of village & Post- Katali, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 15. Dadan Yadav, Son of late Shambhu Sharan, resident of Mohalla- Maulabag (Arrah) Post Office & P.S.- Nawada, District- Bhojpur. 16. Binod Kumar, Son of late Jaya Singh, resident of village & Post- katari, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 17. Janardan Prasad Singh, Son of late Mohan Singh, resident of village- Katari, P.S.: Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 18. Ram Chandra Singh, Son of late Dharichhan Singh resident of village- Taigarh, Post- Taigarh, P.S.- Jairampur More, District- Sheikhpura. 19. Ram Sarowar Singh, Son of late Ramjee Singh, resident of village & Post- Katari, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. 20. Nawal Kishore Prasad, Son of Sri Rajendra Mahto, resident of village- Katari, Post- Katari, P.S.- Korma, District- Sheikhpura. --------- Petitioners. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah through its Registrar, Sri Tarkeshwar Prasad. 3. Sri Narendra Bhagat, Commissioner, Patna-cum-Vice-Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah. 4. Sri Tarkeshwar Prasad, the Registrar Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah. 5. Dr. Jata Shankar Thakur, the Principal, Sahjanand Bramharshi College, Arrah. -------Contemnors/Opposite Parties. ----------- 2 6 30.9.2008 The petitioners have filed this contempt application for non compliance of the order dated 19.2.2000 by which the Court had directed that the Secretary, Higher Education will verify the requisition including the strength of non teaching employees as sanctioned/deemed to be sanctioned and release the admitted dues, if any to the employees working in such sanctioned/deemed to be sanctioned post preferably within three months. A show cause has been filed on behalf of the State in which it has been stated that the post on which the petitioners are working at Sahjanand Brahmarshi College, Arrah a constituent unit of the Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah has been scrutinized and posts were sanctioned vide memo no. 404 dated 3.3.2006. The State Government has also directed the concerned Vice-chancellor of Veer Kunwar Singh University to make payments for the year 2005-06 to the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire amount has not been paid to the petitioners. The University has been directed to pay the admitted dues, if any, 3 whereas, the counsel for the petitioners submits that he would be entitled to payment since the year 1982. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that he would also be entitled to receive payment for the years 1982-87. The contempt application is disposed of with an observation that the University should consider the claims of the petitioners if the petitioners file a detailed representation placing their claims. The payment should only be ordered after examining whether the petitioners or other persons who are covered by memo no. 404 dated 3.3.2006 have worked for the period on which they base their claims. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)