IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10806 of 2009 1. AWADH KISHORE SINGH, S/o Late Bisheshwar Prasad Singh, resident of village – Ramdiri, P.s. Matihani, District – Begusarai. 2. BIMAL PRASAD SINGH, S/o Late Marshingh Prasad Singh, resident of village –Barahiya, P.S. Barahiya, District –Munger. ….. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary cum Commissioner, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 3. The Registrar, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 4. The Finance Officer, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 5. The Principal, B.N.M. College, Barahiya, Lakhisarai. …. Respondents. ----------- 02/ 09.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners have come before this Court with a prayer to quash the letter no. 204/2008 dated 22.12.2008 issued by the Principal of B.N.M. College, Barahiya, Lakhisarai, whereby a direction has been issued to realize and adjust the amount paid in excess as salary to the petitioners,. This order has been issued in pursuance of the audit report. Petitioners’ grievance is that amount paid as salary to the petitioners shown as excess in the audit report, since 1996 is an incorrect report as the petitioners have received the pay scale with effect from August, 2005 only. Whether pay fixation was done in higher scale erroneously, whether payment was made since 1996 to 2005. These are the questions which need verification on consideration of - 2 - actual records. This writ application is being disposed off. Petitioners may represent their cases, by filing representation through proper channel before the Registrar of the University. The matter should be verified, considering all records, in presence of the petitioners and a reasoned order be passed within two months from the date of filing of the representation. In case, it is found that on the basis of audit report, amount paid as salary to the petitioners have been adjusted, but as a result of verification no excess payment had been made, the deducted amount should be refunded to the petitioners, within one month of the disposal of the representation. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)