IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6853 of 2009 ----- Prabhakar Bhatta son of Late J.D.Rai, resident of Vidya Sambardhak Mandal Campus, Boring Road, P.S. Shri Krishnapuri, District-Patna. --Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, Patna University. 3. The Registrar, Patna University. 4. The Finance Officer, Patna University. -- Respondents. ----- For the petitioner : Mr. Syed Firoz Raza, Advocate. For the University : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate ----- 02. 18.06.2009 Let the defect pointed out by the office be ignored for the present. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Patna University and its authorities, including the Registrar. The petitioner, who is a University Professor and Head of Department of Zoology ( Post Graduate) of Patna University, has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to pay his salary for the month of February, 2009 to May, 2009 which has not been paid without assigning any reason. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner has not given the details with regard to income tax amount which has already been paid by him. There is no dispute that the income tax is deducted at source from the salary of the teachers, including the petitioner. Hence, the deductions having been made by the University itself, the - 2 - entire calculation is available with the University itself. However, learned counsel for the University submits that in March, 2009, calculation is made for the income tax of the entire financial year. However, this cannot justify the withholding of salary up till June, 2009. After full argument, learned counsel for the University on behalf of its authorities undertakes that the entire arrears of salary of the petitioner from February, 2009 to May, 2009 shall be paid to the petitioner within one week after determining and deduction of the income tax dues, if any. The petitioner is also directed to deposit before the Finance Officer (Respondent no.4) by tomorrow the originals of the challans of income tax payment, if any, as the photo copies which have been served are not legible with regard to dates. The University authorities, specially the Registrar of Patna University, is directed to comply this order positively within one week, failing which strict action shall be taken against him. With the aforesaid observation/ direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)