IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 9170 of 2010 1. DR.SHIVJI SINGH S/O SHRI AMBIKA SINGH R/O MOH SHIOPURI, MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT-MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT POSTED AND WORKING AS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR BIHAR UNIVERSITY, MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR , BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR BIHAR UNIVERSITY MUZAFFARPUR 3. THE REGISTRAR, BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR BIHAR UNIVERSITY MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE FINANCE OFFICER, BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR BIHAR UNIVERSITY MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 6 06.10.2010 The petitioner had filed this writ application claiming payment of arrears of salary. He had submitted his claim to the University which did not object to the claim as made but when the matter has been sent to the State Auditors, they are sitting tight over the matter and have indicated that they would be shifting the date of appointment/absorption of the petitioner which would materially affect the claim of the petitioner. Be that as it may, for the present, in my view, the State Auditors must finalise the petitioner’s account within a fortnight from today. Whatever is due, as per the State Auditors, must be then paid to the petitioner within a week alongwith interest at the rate of 12% per annum for the inordinate delay in payment. The interest would be calculated from the date payment was due to the date when payment is actually made. Petitioner would accept the payment under protest as the question of shifting the date of absorption/appointment is a matter which is subjudiced before this Court in a large number of cases. 2 In view of the order, as passed as liberty has already been granted to the petitioner to separately challenge the accounts as would be furnished by the State Auditors, the writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)