IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1884 of 2006 Subhash Chandra, Son of late Suresh Prasad Sinha, Resident of 213, Tribeni Appartment, Budha Colony, P.S. Budha Colony, East Boring Canal Road, Distt. Patna. ------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar thrugh Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Vice Chancellor, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Finance Officer, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. -------- Respondents ----------- 2 30.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the University. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1. That this writ application is being filed for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/ orders and direction/directions in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent authorities to pay the arrears of salary difference on the basis of revised U.G.C. pay scale rate, effective from 1.1.996 in terms of State Govt. letter No. 1300 dated 20.7.01 as amended vide its letter No. 1118 dated 28.9.05, along with statutory interest from the date on which the same fell due, till the date of actual payment and for any other relief/reliefs to which the 2 petitioner is entitled.” Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that for the aforementioned relief the petitioner had filed its representation to the Vice Chancellor of the University as contained in Annexure-4 but no order thereon has been passed till today. He would also submit that the petitioner is a retired teacher of the University and therefore, a decision ought to have been taken by the University. Counsel for the University as usual has no instruction and has not even filed any counter affidavit. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the Vice Chancellor of the University to dispose of the said representation of the petitioner, which was received in his office of the University on 2.2.2006 (Annexure-4) within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that whatever amount the petitioner is found to be entitled in terms of the order passed by the Vice Chancellor would also be paid to the 3 petitioner in next three months. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)