IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11618 of 2002 1.MEENA ROY, wife of Sri Amrendra Kumar, resident of village Nandpur, P.S. Nardiganj, Dist. Nawadah, at present posted as Reader, Department of Sociology, R.B.S. College, Andaur (Mohuuddinnagar), District Samastipur. 2.Dr. Krishna Chandra Singh, son of late Pratap Bahadur Singh, resident of village Bemahri, P.S. Babaulia Bazar, Dist. Basti, U.P. at present posted as Reader, Department of Sanskrit, R.B.S. College, Andaur, District Samastipur. 3.Dr. Suresh Prasad Singh, son of late Bisun Singh, resident of village Parsurampur, P.S. Amnaur District Saran at Chapra, at present posted as Reader, Department of Zoology, R.B.S. College, Andaur, Dist. Samastipur. Versus 1.L.N.MITHILA UNIVERSITY through its Vice Chancellor, Kameshwar Nagar Darbhanga, 2.The Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga. 3.The Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan mithila University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga. 4.The State of Bihar, through its Secretary, Deptt. Of Higher Education, Bihar, Patna. ----------- 4 25/6/2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the University. In this writ application prayer of the petitioners is for issuance of a direction to the respondents to make payment of their legal dues/medical dues interest of difference of salary, dearness allowances which has remain unpaid to them since 1980. A counter affidavit has been filed wherein following stand has been taken in paragraph 4 and 5:- “That the representation of the petitioners and the statement forwarded by the College in question was examined in view of directions of the State Government and it was found that a total sum of Rs.7,56,804/- as noted hereunder was payable towards arrears to the three petitioners:- (1)Dr. (Smt.) Meena Roy- Rs.2,78,649=00 2 (2)Dr. Krishna Chandra Singh- Rs.2,82,114=00 (3)Dr. Suresh Prasad Singh- Rs.1,96,041=00. That as the money for payment of salary including arrears has to be disbursed by the State Government to the University a specific request has been made to the State Government for payment to the petitioners.” This Court however cannot be apprised by either the counsel for the petitioners or by counsel for the University as to whether the funds required by the order of Registrar of the University, Annexure-A to the counter affidavit, for making payment to the petitioners has been released or not. Inasmuch as, the claim of the petitioners is admitted, this Court would direct the authorities of the State of Bihar as also the University to ensure that payment as admitted in Annexure-A in favour of the petitioners must be made within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order., Liberty is also given to the petitioners to raise their remaining grievance, if any, before the Registrar of the University, who would then examine the same and pass necessary order in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)