IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7220 of 2009 RAM KRIPAL THAKUR S/o Late Sahdeo Thakur resident of Ratanpur P.O.Ratanpur P.S.Kamtaul District Darbhanga Versus 1.THE B.R.A.BIHAR UNIVERSITY Muzaffarpur through the Registrar of the University 2.The Vice Chancellor, B.R.A.Bihar University,Muzaffarpur 3.The Registrar,B.R.A.Bihar University,Muzaffarpur 4.The State of Bihar through the Secretary of the Higher Education Department of Human Resources Development Government of Bihar, Patna. ----------- 2 1.7.2009. Petitioner has filed this application for directing the respondents to fix and revise his salary/pension after merging 50% Dearness Allowance in the basic salary in the light of Government notification issued by the Finance Department vide Resolution no.7773F(2) dated 2.4.2005 read with letter no.1300 dated 16.7.2001. Petitioner’s case is that according to the provisions of retirement benefit statutes any change in the rate of pension as also relief in pension under the Bihar Government Pension Rules is applicable to the University employees as decided in the case of Raghab Prasad Vrs- The State of Bihar and others (L.P.A.No.90 of 2008). The University employees are being deprived of the benefit of merger of 50% of Dearness allowance into salary though similar relief has been allowed to the State Government employees. This application is being disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to represent before the State Government as well as the University. In case such representation is filed by the petitioner, same should be disposed of with a reasoned order both by the University and the concerned department of the State government within 12 weeks from the date of filing such representation.. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J)