IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.598 of 2011 1.The Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara. 2. The Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara 3.The Finance Officer, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara …Petitioners. Versus 1.Radhe Shyam Singh son of Shri Hira Singh Resident of village-Lariya P.S.Mohania, District Kaimur. 2. The State of Bihar. 3.The Directgor, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.The Principal Gram Bharati Mahavidyalay, Ramgarh, District Kaimur. .Respondents. With LPA No.783 of 2011 1.Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara Through its Registrar. 2.The Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara. 3. The Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara 4.The Finance Officer, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara …Petitioners. Versus 1.Smt.Kanti Singh daughter of Shri Banke Bihari Singh, Resident of Mohalla Singh Colony Pakari Chowk, P.O. & P.S. Nawada, Ara, District Bhojpur. 2.The State of Bihar. 3.The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.The Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners : M. Sarvadeo Singh, Adv. For the State : Mrs.Archana Sinha, A.C.to S.C.12 Mr.A.B.Pandey, A.C. to A.A.G.12. 3. 14.10.2011 Heard the parties. The only grievance raised on behalf of appellant University in both these appeals is against that part of the order of the writ court by which 12 per cent interest per annum has been directed to be paid on the due amount payable to the writ petitioners. Learned counsel for the University submitted that the writ petitioners were regularized in service only in 2006 and thereafter the Colleges in question prepared the 2 dues of salary and sent the claim to the University in the year 2009. The University has to depend on funds upon the State Government, in spite of that the payments were sanctioned and released when the writ petitions were filed in the year 2010. Considering that the dues of salary which are from the year 1985-86 when the particular University was not even in existence and was created later in the year 1992 and considering that regularization of service of the writ petitioners was done much later in 2006, we are of the considered view that it would not be in the interest of public exchequer as well as justice to saddle the University with the burden of 12 per cent interest per annum on the salary and other dues which has allegedly accumulated from 1986 onwards. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we allow the appeals in part and set aide only that part of the order of the writ court whereby interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum has been allowed in favour of writ petitioners. It is made clear that if the admitted dues payable to the writ petitioners have not been paid so far in full, then they must be paid within a period of three months from 3 to-day. If any part of the entire admitted dues remains outstanding after three months, in that case such remaining dues would be payable with interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum to be calculated from to-day till the date of payment. Jay/ (Shiva Kirti Singh,J) (Shivaji Pandey, J)