IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.82 of 2007 DR.RANJAN KUMAR SINHA, SON OF SRI KANHIYA PRASAD, R/O SARDA SADAN, DENGALPARA DUMKA AT PRESENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, CENTRE FOR REGIONAL STUDIES, T.M.BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR ----------PETITIONER. Versus 1. MR. MANORANJAN PRASAD SRIVASTAVA, OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY TO THE CHANCELLOR, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, RAJ BHAWAN, PATNA 2. DR. PRAMA JHA, VICE-CHANCELLOR, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY BHAGALPUR 3. DR. G.MSTAFA, REGISTRAR, TILKA MANJHI, BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT T.M. BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, BHAGALPUR 4. M.M.JHA, EDUCATION COMMISSIONER, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. BILAT PASWAQN BIHANGAM, CHAIRMAN, BIHAR INTER UNIVERSITY BOARD, PATNA 6. SECRETARY, BIHAR INTER UNIVERSITY BOARD, PATNA(NOT IN EXISTENCE NOW) 7. SHANKAR PRASAD YADAV, CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMISSION, GOKUL MARG, PATNA 8. THE STATE OF BIHAR-----------------OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- 08. 13.04.2009. Heard counsel for the parties. Petitioner has been allowed promotion on the post of Reader under the time bound promotion scheme with effect from 10.7.1989 vide Notification No. 94 of 2008 dated 24.12.2008 but arrears of salary in terms thereof has not been released. This Court under orders dated 10.4.2009 called upon the learned counsel for the University to seek instructions from the University and indicate the date by which the arrears in terms of the notification dated 24.12.2008 shall be released to the petitioner. Counsel for the University states that in terms of the notification, the pay fixation has to be made, which shall be made after model code of conduct imposed on account of the ensuing election is withdrawn and thereafter requisition for fund will be made to the State Government and whenever the State Government shall release the funds immediately thereafter the amount shall be paid. - 2 - This answer by the University counsel is wholly unsatisfactory as if the University has allowed promotion to the petitioner under notification dated 24.12.2008 with effect from 10.7.1989, they should have at least given a time frame to this Court to pay the arrears of salary in the light of the promotion earned by the petitioner but it appears that the University wants to linger the matter and does not want to pay the petitioner arrears of salary in the promoted scale. In the circumstances, I dispose of this contempt application with direction to the University to first calculate the arrears of salary of the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within two weeks from today and thereafter submit the requisition for release of fund for payment to the petitioner within another two weeks. Requisition should be honoured by the State Government and the Higher Education Department and the funds be released, failing which petitioner is at liberty to again invite the attention of this Court. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)