IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6933 of 2008 DR.MEERA SINGH, Wife of Shri Rajeshwar Prasad Singh, at present posted and working as Lecturer in Department of Philosphy, Mahila College, Khagaria, District-Khagaria, resident of village-Dunahi, P.O. Dunahi, P.S. Garhpura, District- Begusarai..........................................Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. 4. The Director, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna. 5. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar. 6. The Vice Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 7. The Registrar, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 8. The Finance Officer, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.......................................Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: M/S. Umesh Kumar Mishra and Nikesh Chaubey, Advocates. For the State : Mr. S.C.4. For the University: Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Advocate. -------- 5. 17.01.2011. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State and the University. The petitioner has filed this writ application for providing increment with effect from 23.01.1988 instead of 24.08.1994 and thereby to pay all the consequential benefits. The contention of the petitioner is that the qualification at the time of appointment of the petitioner on 03.01.1977 was second class i.e.,45% in M.A. whereas the petitioner secured 48.75% in M.A. He further submits that Hon’ble 2 Justice Agarwal Commission Report fully covers the claim of the petitioner since the claim of all such persons, who were appointed prior to 31.03.1978 have to be governed under the old Act. Learned counsel for the University, Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, submits that vide Annexure-2, the objections were invited with regard to fixation of the pay-scale by the Pay Fixation Committee and Annexure-2 reflects that the request was made to the Principal Professor-in- charge of T. N. B. Law College and Professor-in- charge of Mahila College, Naugachia and Mahila College, Khagaria as well as Jamalpur College, Jamalpur, but there is nothing on record that the Principal or Professor-in-charge intimated to all affected persons but learned counsel for the University submits that in pursuance to Annexure-2 if the petitioner files his objection then the Vice Chancellor will consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of Hon’ble Justice Agarwal Commission report. Let the petitioner file his objection/representation in pursuance to Annexure-2 within a period of four weeks. Counsel for the University submits that 3 the matter has to be placed before the Pay Fixation Committee which requires some time. It is expected that in pursuance to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the University the Vice Chancellor may consider the claim of the petitioner within twelve weeks of the receipt of the objection application. It is needless to say that the conclusion arrived at by the Vice Chancellor and the Pay Fixation Committee will be implemented forthwith and if the petitioner will have any grievance against the same, he will have liberty to approach this case afresh. With this observation, the writ application is disposed off. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)