IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13663 of 2009 1. DR.AMAR KUMAR JHA, S/O SRI DR. GANESH KANT JHA, RESIDENT OF N-4, OFFICERS’ FLAT, NEW PUNAICHAK, POLICE STATION SHASHI NAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA (800 023). 2. DR. POONAM UPADHYAYA, D/O LATE RAMESH UPADHYAYA, RESIDENT OF 8, NANDANPUR, KHAJPURA, BAILEY ROAD, POLICE STATION SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA (800 014). 3. DR. BABAN SINGH, S/O LATE UMRAON SINGH, RESIDENT OF BHABHUA KOTHI, AKASHVANI ROAD, KHAJPURA P.O. B.V. COLLEGE, POLICE STATION RAJIV NAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA (800 014). ... ... PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER CUM PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE JAGJIWAN RAM INSTITUTE OF PARLIAMENTARY STUDIES AND POLITICAL RESEARCH, 10 SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA 800015 THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. Rajiv Nayan Singh,Adv. For the State : M/S A. Amanullah, S.C.17 M.K. Pathak, A/C to S.C.17. --------- 2. 26.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are the Research Fellow of Jagjiwan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, which was taken over by the State of Bihar under the Bihar Non Government Educational Institution (Taking Over Act,1988) and since the date of take over the research fellow(s) of the institution are being paid from the State - 2 - Exchequer through budgetary allocation made under Non Plan Head so submitted counsel for the petitioners. This writ petition has been filed praying inter alia to direct the State respondent to consider the case of the petitioners for grant of revised pay scale in the light of 5th/6th Pay Revision Recommendations, which has already been adopted by the State of Bihar and the petitioners being the research fellow of the institution which has already been taken over under the Act of the legislation are entitled for grant of revised scale as also Time Bound Promotion admissible under the aforesaid recommendations. For such relief, the petitioners should approach the competent authority of the State Government namely the Principal Secretary of the Human Resource Department and in this connection, learned counsel for the petitioners has invited my attention to the statement made in paragraphs 38 and 41 of the writ petition. Let the petitioners file fresh representation before the Principal Secretary - 3 - N.H./ of the Human Resource Department praying inter alia to consider their case for grant of benefit under the 5th/6th Pay Revision recommendations. Such request of the petitioners be considered by Principal Secretary of the Human Resource Department within three months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a copy of this order. ( V.N. Sinha,J.)