IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16441 of 2010 1. Dr.Bimla Prasad Singh, Son of Late Srinarayan Singh, Reader, Department of Mathematics, B.R.M. College, Munger. 2. Dr. (Mrs.) Kumari Manju, D/o-Sri R.S.P.S. Singh, Reader, Department of Philosophy, B.R.M. College, Munger. 3. Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh, S/o-Late Guneshwari Prasad Singh, Reader in Commerce, J.M.S. College, Munger. 4. Dr. Raj Kishore Prasad Sinha, S/o-Late Miteshwar Prasad, Reader in Commerce, J.M.S. College, Munger. 5. Dr. Aftab Ahmad, S/o-Late M.G. Mohidies, Reader in Urdu, J.R.S. College, Jamalpur, Munger. 6. Dr. Eqbal Hasan Azad, S/o-Late S.M. Salih, Reader in Urdu, J.R.S. College, Jamalpur, Munger. 7. Mrs. Prabha Paul, Reader in Chemistry, B.R.M. College, Munger. 8. Dr. (Mrs.) Abha Rani Nigam, D/o-Late A.B. Nigam, Reader in Home Science, B.R.M. College, Munger. 9. Dr. (Mrs.) Kr. Saroj, D/o-Late Chandra Kant Singh, Reader in History, B.R.M. College, Munger. 10. Dr. (Mrs.) Ranjana Saran, D/o-Sri Janki Saran, Reader in English, B.R.M. College, Munger. 11. Dr. Pushpendra Kumar Singh, S/o-Sri Medni Prasad Singh, Reader in Botony, R.S. College, Tarapur, Munger. 12. Dr. Maheshwari Prasad Verma, S/o-Late Anandi Prasad Verma, Reader in Physics, B.R.M. College, Munger. –Petitioners. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Registrar, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 3. The Finance Officer, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 4. T.M. Bhagalpur University through its Vice-Chancellor, Bhagalpur. 5. The Director, Higher Education, Human Resource Development Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. –Respondents. ----------- Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, Sr. Adv. Mrs. Pushpa Sinha, Adv. For the University : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Adv. ------------ 02 25.10.2010 The petitioners are aggrieved by reduction of their pay scale by the T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. Having heard the learned counsel for the University and Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned Senior Counsel , in my view, the issue has been squarely considered and decided by this Court in - 2 - C.W.J.C. No.18552 of 2009 (Dr. Binod Kumar Pandey Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) and analogous cases disposed of on 05.07.2010, the same would squarely apply in the present case as well. In view of the judgment aforesaid, the pay scale that was being given to the petitioners earlier was correct and cannot be reduced on a misinterpretation as was noticed in the said case referred to above. The writ petition is, thus, allowed in the same terms and on the same conditions as is mentioned in the said writ petition as already disposed of. Any recovery, if at all made, shall be refunded to the petitioners within 15 days from the date of production of a copy of this order before the Finance Officer of the said University and the old pay scale would restored for all payments. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)