IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9561 of 2004 1. DINESH PANDEY, Son of Late Lakhan Pandey, resident of village-Lohanda, P.S.-Sikandar, Dist.-Jamui, at present working as Lecturer, Department of Sanskrit, M.M. College, at & P.S.-Bikram, Dist.-Patna 2. Sajjandhari Pd. Singh, Son of late Jeev Narain Mahto, resident of village Jamalpur, P.S. Bikram Dist.-Patna, at present working as Store Keeper in the Department of Chemistry, M. M. College, Bikram, Patna. 3. Ramadhar Prasad, Son of Late Saryu Sao, resident of village and P.S.-Bikram, Dist.-Patna, at present working as Store Keeper, Department of Botany, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna 4. Ramchandra Prasad Son of late Dasrath Singh, resident of village-Shahpur, P.O.-karanja, via Naubatpur, Dist-Patna, working as Store keeper in Zology Department, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna. 5. Rajnath Ojha, Son of Late Sitaram Ojha, resident of village-Ismailpur, P.S.-Mehandia, Dist-Arwal, at present Store Keeper in Physics Department, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna. 6. Sheo Kumar Verma, son of Vibhuti Narain Singh, resident of village Jamalpur, P.S.-Bikram, Dist.-Patna, at present working as Lab Technician in Chemistry Department, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna. 7. Vidha Sagar Pathak, son of Sri Ramashish Pathak, resident of village-Bazitpur, P.S.-Bikram, Dist.-Patna, retired as General Store Keeper, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna. -----------Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Higher Education & Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Higher Education, Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Magadh University, Body Gaya through its Registrar 5. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya 6. The Financial Advisor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya 7. The Principal, M.M. College, Bikram, Dist.-Patna. ------------Respondents ----------- 5. 7.12.2010 The petitioners are teaching and non- teaching staff of the constituent college namely, M. 2 M. College, Bikram, Patna and are claiming payment of deferred amount, dues of salary, provident fund, dearness allowance, interim relief, house rent etc. The petitioners also claim that they should be paid differences of U.G.C. scale as admissible to the teachers of the College. This writ application was filed in the year 2004. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Magadh University. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State wherein it is being stated that the State has releasing additional grant each year to the university, to make payment of the dues of teaching and non-teaching staff of Magadh University. Total amount of dues be calculated by the petitioners is at Rs. 22,53124.95 till the year 2004. The petitioners claim that no efforts have been made by the State or the University to release the fund due to the petitioners. Petitioner no. 7 has retired during the pendency of the writ application. I accordingly, direct that the petitioners may approach the Registrar and Finance Officer, Bodh Gaya by filing the representation along with the dues of each of the persons within a period of 8 weeks on receipt of a copy of this order. The Finance Officer, will examine the dues of the petitioners and 3 pass order either accepting or rejecting the dues as made out by the petitioners. The petitioners would be entitled to make an objection to the calculation made by the Finance Officer. The Finance Officer will with his comment refer the entire matter to the Registrar of the Magadh University. The Finance Officer should consider the dues of the petitioners within three months of receipt of the representation and pass an order on the objection filed by the petitioners within a period of further two months. The Registrar will consider the order passed by the Finance Officer and pass the final order with respect to the objection within a period of three months on receipt of the reference from the Finance Officer. The petitioners should be paid the admitted dues, once the calculation is made. The State Government has been releasing funds to the Magadh University periodically and therefore, there could be no excuse for the Magadh University not to pay the admitted amount. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. Anand Kr. ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)