IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11615 of 2009 PATNA UNIERSITY RETIRED TEACHEARS’ ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, PROF. SUHAS GANGULI, HAVING ITS OFFICE BEHIND PATNA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, PATNA- 800005 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR 5. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA 6. REGISTRAR, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA 7. FINANCE OFFICER, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA 8. FINANCIAL ADVISOR, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Gyanand Roy, Advocate For the University : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Adv For the State : Mr. S.K. Mandal, S.C. XV Mr. Arjun Prasad, A.C. to S.C. XV 14 04.10.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the respondent-Universities. The grievance raised in this writ application is for payment of medical allowance @ Rs. 100/- per month to the retired teachers of the respondent-University. It is submitted that the serving teaching and non- teaching employees of the Universities are getting medical allowance @ Rs. 100/- per month and the State Government is making payment of Rs. 100 per month to the retired employees of the State Government. It is further submitted that there is no justification for refusing the payment of medical allowance to the retired employees of the University. Learned counsel further contended that for redressal of the grievances petitioner-Teachers Association had filed a representation long ago on 6th August, 2007 before the State Government, however the grievance of the petitioner have not been considered as yet. Learned counsel for the respondent-Universities - 2 - submits that so far as the University is concerned no payment of medical allowance as prayed for can be allowed in absence of any direction/fund provided by the State Government. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.2 In view of the above, in case such representation stating details of grievances with respect to claim for payment of medical allowance to the retired teaching and non-teaching employees of the respondent-University is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law and a conscious decision be taken by the State Government expeditiously preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation. The representation be disposed of by a reasoned order which may be communicated to the petitioner and the concerned University. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)