IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14461 of 2005 MD.JALIL, SON OF LATE MD. SULEMAN, RESIDENT OF VETERINARY COLLEGE, MASJID, P.O. B.V.C. CAMPUS, P.S. SHEIKHPURA, TOWN AND DISTRICT PATNA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONER Versus 1. RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, BIHAR, PUSA, SAMASTIPUR, THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR, HAVING OFFICE AT PUSA, SAMASTIPUR. 2. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, BIHAR, PUSA, SAMASTIPUR. 3. THE COMPTROLLER, RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, BIHAR, PUSA, SAMASTIPUR. 4. THE ASSOCIATE DEAN-CUM-PRINCIPAL, BIHAR VETERINARY COLLEGE, PATNA- 14. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPONDENTS ******** 3 10.2.2011 The petitioner is aggrieved by the fact that the Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa, Samastipur has charged penal rent from the petitioner and has deducted it from his pensionary benefits. The facts are that the petitioner retired on 30.11.2003. He vacated his quarter on 6.6.2005. Apparently a regulation was formulated in the year 1994 with respect to charge of penal rent for the University employees who do not vacate the quarter or are in unauthorized occupation of a quarter. However, this regulation was not published in the official gazette till 17.9.2007. Accordingly, the Rajendra Agricultural University vide Memo No. 6262, dated 7.1.2011 came out with the following 2 notification izca/k cksMZ dh fnukad 9 fnlEcj] 2010 dks lEiUu 79oha cSBd esa fy;s x;s fu.kZ; ds vkyksd esa vkokl vkoaVu fu;ekoyh 1994 fcgkj xtV esa izdkf’kr gksus ds iwoZ ftu dfeZ;ksa@lsok fuo`r dfeZ;ksa ls nafMr vkokl fdjk;k dkVk x;k gS] mUgsa vkokl vkoaVu fu;ekokyh] 1994 fcgkj xtV esa izdk’ku ds iwoZ vFkkZr 17-09-2007 rd dkVk x;k nafMr vkokl fdjk;k okil djus dk vkns’k fn;k tkrk gSA The provisions of this notification would necessarily mean that the petitioner would be saved from penal rent. I, accordingly, direct that the Comptroller of the Rajendra Agricultural University should refund the penal rent which has been deducted from the petitioner’s pensionary benefits within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)