IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13309 of 2010 1. DR.SMT.MRIDULA KUMARI W/O ARUN KUMAR SINGH R/O MOH.- CHHOTI KHANJARPUR, GIRLS HOSTEL, S.M.COLLEGE, BHAGALPUR, P.S.- BARANSI, EX-READER OF MUSIC, P.G.DEPTT. OF MUSIC, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ( NEW SECRETARIAT ) 3. THE DIRECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR THROUGH THE VICE CHANCELLOR 5. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR 6. THE REGISTRAR TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR 7. THE FINANCE OFFICER, TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR ----------- 02. 08.04.2011 Writ was filed when Annexure-6 dated 13.1.2010 came to be issued under the signature of one Shri K. K. Pathak, Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar. Matter related to the kind of pay-scale which the Readers were entitled to. Such a notification was also a subject matter of challenge before the High Court in several other writ applications’ and at least one matter came to be decided in so many words which was the case of Dr. Binod Kumar Pandey v. The State of Bihar and others (CWJC No.18552 of 2009). Counsel for the petitioner has annexed a notification No. 128/2010 contained in Annexure-9, issued by the 2 University wherein it has been declared that in terms of the decision of the Hon`ble High Court rendered in the above mentioned case, salary of the Reader grade shall be Rs.14,940/- as and when he / she completes five years of continuous service in the Reader’s grade in revised UGC pay-scale of Rs.12000- 18300 with effect from 01.01.1996. In view of the notification of the University and adjudication of the issue by the High Court the case of the petitioner will also be treated in the similar fashion. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Vice Chancellor of the University that he shall take the remedial steps with regard to the petitioner and if any deductions have been made earlier in light of Annexure-6, the petitioner will have to be re-compensated by refund thereof after re-calculation in light of notification contained in Annexure-9 issue by the University. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)