IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8706 of 2007 Saroj Kumar Sinha, son of late Madan Mohan Prasad, resident of Patel Nagar, P.S. + P.O. Sohsarai, District Nalanda … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Magadh University, Bodh Gaya through its Registrar, P.S. Bodh Gaya, District Gaya 4. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, P.S. Bodh Gaya, District Gaya 5. The Principal, Kisan College, Sohsarai, P.S. Sohsarai, District Nalanda 6. The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya … Respondents ---------------------------------- 2. 13.10.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application for payment of arrears of salary and allowances seems to have been redressed by the respondents during the pendency of this writ application as would be apparent from the following statements made in the counter affidavit: “5. That the petitioner is a Reader in the Department of Physics in Kisan College, Sohsarai, the petitioner has filed writ application for the payment of arrear salary and salary difference in revised pay scale effective from 1.1.1996 the facts are hereunder. 6. That the bill claims of petitioner amounting to Rs. 9,15,466 for the period of July 1982 to December 2005 duly forwarded by the principal and Burser was placed before the audit team of the State Government deputed in the Magadh University. 7. That the State Government deputed a team of auditors for the verification of service records and examination of bills claims of all teaching and non- teaching employees of colleges. The audit team 2 examined the bill claims of the petitioner and recommended for payment of Rs. 6,51,863/- on 1.1.2010 and Rs. 2,44,393/- on 30.6.2011 the payment has already been made through cheque no. 054302 dated 6.10.2010 and cheques no. 039594 dated 11.7.2011 respectively thus the total amount of Rs. 8,96,256/- out of total bill claims of Rs. 9,15,466 has already been paid to him. 8. That the petitioner had claimed Rs. 19210/- in excess which has been reduced by the audit team. The hence rent allowance @ 7.5% of basic pay is admissible from July 2001 and the petitioner had claimed the same from January 1996 resulted which excess claim of Rs. 19210/- was reduced by the audit team.” In view of above clear stand of the respondents the grievance of the petitioner as with regard to payment of arrears of salary seems to have been redressed. That being so, this application has become infructuous and is accordingly dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/