IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13815 of 2011 Prof.Dr.Bali Ram Sharma Son of Late Surajdeo Sharma, Resident of Shahwara, Post Office Mohimapur Police Station-Tekari, District Gaya. At present Resident of Shahwara House, Mohalla Rikabganj, Police Station Tekari, District Gaya. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Magadh University, through the Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya. 3. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya. 4. The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 26.9.2011. Heard Shri Mithilesh Kumar Upadhyaya, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Magadh University. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has made a prayer for directing the respondents to grant merger of 50% Dearness relief on his basic pension with effect from 1.1.2005 in view of Division Bench judgment of this Court reported in 2008(4) B.B.C.J.(v)582 (Dr. Ram Dinesh Sharma Vs. State of Bihar) and it has further been prayed to grant two advance increments of Ph.D. degree with effect form 1.1.1996 in view of a single Bench judgment of this Court passed in C.W.J.C. No.15136 of 2010 (Ram Chandra Roy Madhukar Vs. State 2 of Bihar) and one another writ petition. The petitioner had retired as Professor, Department of Geography from S.N. Sinha College, Tekari, Gaya under Magadh University. So far as grant of relief in respect of merger of 50% Dearness relief on basic pension is concerned, following Division Bench judgment of Dr. Ram Dinesh Sharma’s case (Supra), this Court has passed number of orders in writ petitions including in C.W.J.C. No.3616 of 2010 (Dr. Himanshu Bhushan Vs. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University & others) and other connected writ petitions disposed of on 3.12.2010. Learned counsel for the University does not dispute the fact that issue regarding merger of 50% Dearness relief has already been decided by this Court. Accordingly, the writ petition, so far as relief no.1 i.e. merger of 50% Dearness relief is concerned, stands allowed in terms of order passed in Dr. Himanshu Bhushan’s case (Supra). So far as relief for grant of two advance increments of Ph.D. degree is 3 concerned, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a detailed representation before respondent no.2/Vice Chancellor, Magadh University within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no.2 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order keeping in view the judgment of this Court passed in C.W.J.C. No.15136 of 2010 (Ram Chandra Roy Madhukar Vs. State of Bihar and another connected writ petition). The decision is to be taken within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.2 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)