IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14042 of 2008 Mukund Prasad Shrivastava, Aged about 66 years, Son of Late Man Mohan Prasad, R/o Mohalla – Mohan Nagar, P.S. – Rampur, District – Gaya. …….. Petitioner Versus 1. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District – Gaya. 2. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District – Gaya. 3. The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District – Gaya. 4. The Principal, Gaya College, Gaya District Gaya. ………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 22.11.2011 Heard Sri Virendra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondents/Magadh University. The petitioner, who retired on 30.09.2002 as ‘Reader- Department of Botany’, Gaya College, Gaya under Magadh University, has prayed for directing the Respondents to grant 50% merger of dearness relief on his basic pension with effect from 01.01.2005 in terms of Government decision as well as in terms of the order passed by this court in L.P.A. No. 434 of 2008 Prof. (Dr.) Ram Dinesh Sharma Vs The T.M. Bhagalpur University & Ors. disposed of on 23rd July, 2008. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in terms of the Division Bench judgment of this court number of orders have been passed by this court particularly in a case i.e. C.W.J.C. No. 3616 of 2010 (Dr. Himanshu Bhushan Vs Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur & Ors.) and other connected writ petitions disposed of on 03.12.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the fact that issue involved in the present writ petition has already been decided. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed in terms of 2 the order passed in Prof. (Dr.) Ram Dinesh Sharma Case (Supra) as well as Dr. Himanshu Bhushan Case (Supra). Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)