IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2252 of 2009 MAHADEO PRASAD SINGH Versus THE TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY ----------- 2. 17.2.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for Bhagalpur University. The grievance of the petitioner is only with regard to certain enhancement/ escalation in the retirement benefit. On the own showing of the petitioner he has already been paid the admitted retirement benefit in the old pay scale. However, it is the claim of the petitioner that pursuant to pay revision made with effect from 1.1.1996 his claim for pension has not been revised as yet. The petitioner seems to have approached the Finance Officer of the University with respect to the aforementioned grievance of non-payment of full retirement benefit in the revised pay scale. Counsel for the University would submit that the competent authority to take a decision in such cases is only the Registrar of the University. That being so, this Court would direct the petitioner to file a 2 Surendra/ representation to the Registrar of the University, who having examined the case and claim of the petitioner will pass an appropriate order for payment of enhancement of retirement benefit strictly in accordance with law and the admitted amount that would become payable to the petitioner in the revised scale of pay must be paid to him within a period of six months of such decision of the Registrar of the University. In order to expedite the matter the petitioner must file a representation within a period of one month from today so that the Registrar of the University can take his decision in the next six months. It is, however, made clear that the petitioner’s payment will not be made till all such persons to have retired prior to him are also paid their retirement benefit in the revised pay scale. In other words, the University must maintain the priority list for payment of enhanced retirement benefit strictly as per the date of retirement. This application, accordingly, stands disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) 3