IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9816 of 2010 1. DR. BADAL BANERJEE S/O SHRI SHANTI RANJAN BANERJEE PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 2. DR. ANUGRAH JHA S/O LATE KOK NATH JHA PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 3. DR. PRABHU KANT JHA S/O SRI BIBHUTI KANT JHA PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 4. DR. SINAY NATH MISHRA S/O LATE KALI NATH MISHRA PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 5. DILIP KUMAR JAGESHWAR S/O LATE SURYA DEO SINHA PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 6. DEO KANT JHA DEEPAK S/O SRI MANOHAR JHA PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HINDI, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 7. DR. DHARAMDEO SINGH YADAV S/O LATE RAMRUP SINGH YADAV PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HINDI, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 8. PRABHU NARAYAN LAL DAS S/O LATE BINDESHWARI LAL DAS PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 9. DR. AJEET PRATAP SINGH S/O SRI CHANDRIKA PRASAD SINGH PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR 10. DR. HARENDRA KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE RAMAKANT SINGH PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR - 2 - 11. MD. EKRAM S/O MD. ISLAM PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (HIGHER EDUCATION), GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALOO NAGAR, MADHEPURA, THROUGH THE VICE CHANCELLOR 4. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, THE BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALOO NAGAR, MADHEPURA 5. THE REGISTRAR, THE BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALOO NAGAR, MADHEPURA 6. THE FINANCE OFFICER, THE BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALOO NAGAR, MADHEPURA 7. THE PRINCIPAL, K.B.JHA COLLEGE, KATIHAR, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- KATIHAR ----------- 3 17/05/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura as well as learned counsel for the State. All the petitioners are stated to be teachers who are working in K. B. Jha College, Katihar, a constituent College under B. N. Mandal University. According to the learned counsel representing the petitioners, all the petitioners’ name were recommended by Justice Agrawal Commission and their names do figure in the head of - 3 - recommended posts. Despite the above development of their status, they are not being given the benefit of arrears of salary under the U.G.C. pay scale right from 1995-96 onwards to 2004-05. Annexure-6 is the details of calculation which is supposed to have been made by the College in question and forwarded to the University but the University has chosen to remain silent on the issue. With the kind of grievance which has been raised and in absence of any counter affidavit, the petitioners can be very well relegated to the University authorities to lodge their claim for payments before the Vice Chancellor of B. N. Mandal University and on lodging of such a claim with supporting materials, respondent no. 4, the Vice Chancellor shall decide the status of the petitioners with regard to the arrears within a period of four months from the date of lodging of the claim along with a copy of this order. If any part of the claim is disputed, the petitioners must be told of the same by a speaking order. Undisputed claim must be paid within the time frame indicated above. - 4 - This writ application is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)