IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8980 of 2009 1. Ratneshwar Jha S/o Late Madhav Jha Lecturer,Department of Labour and Social Welfare (LSW) R.M. College, Sharsa; presently residing at Mohalla Gangjala Ward no. 16/19 Saharsa, PS + Dist. Saharsa 2. Avinash Kumar S/o Dr. Gajendra Pd. Yadav, Lecturer Department of Ancient Indian History (AIH) R.M. College, Saharsa, presently residing at Mohalla Gangjala Meera Talkies Road, Saharsa PS. + Dist. Saharsa 3. Urmia Arrora W/o Sri Bharat Bhushan Kumar Lecturer, Department of Physics ; presently residing at Trimurti Machinery College Gate, Saharsa, PS + Dist. Saharsa 4. Deo Kant Choudhary S/o of late Jugat Lal Choudhary ,Lecturer Department of Geography R.M. College, Saharsa presently residing at Mohalla Kialaspuri North of Bypass Road, Saharsa, PS + Dist. Saharsa 5. Mithila Nand Jha S/o Late B.M. Jha, Lecturer , Department of Economic, R.M. College, Sharsa; presently residing at Mohalla Jaya Prabha Nagar Saharsa, PS + Dist. Saharsa Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal , Department of Human Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.The Director, High Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Vice-Chancellor, B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura 4. The Registrar, B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura Respondents ----------- 2/ 06-08-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners’ grievance relates to payment of arrear of salary from 1996 to 2005. Petitioners are working as Lecturers in R.M. College, Saharsa which is a constituent Unit of B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura. Petitioners’ case is that without any valid reason, their arrears of salary has not been paid. This application is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to file a fresh representation along with a copy of the order passed by this Court. In case such representation is filed before the Vice-Chancellor of the University through Registrar, claim can be verified and order of payment should be passed in favour of the - 2 - petitioners not more than four months from the date of filing of representation. Counsel for the State is also directed to take steps for release of all necessary funds in case University makes requisition for release of such fund. shahid ( Mridula Mishra, J )