IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5871 of 2009 SHIV KALA SAHA, W/O BAIDYANATH PD. SAHA, RESIDENT OF PROFESSOR’S COLONY, P.S.-FORBESGANJ, DISTRICT-ARARIA ……………….. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION. 2. VICE CHANCELLOR, BHUPENDRA NARAYAN MANDALA UNIVERSITY, LALU NAGAR, MADHERPURA 3. REGISTRAR, B. N. MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALU NAGAR, MADHEPURA 4. FINANCE OFFICER, B. N. MANDAL UNIVERSITY, LALU NAGAR, MADHEPURA 5. PRINCIPAL FORBESGANJ COLLEGE, FORBESGANJ (ARARIA) ……………….. RESPONDENTS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. R. K. Shukla, Adv. For the State: Mr. V. M. K. Sinha (SC-3) ***** 02. 09.08.2011 Petitioner has retired from the post of Reader in the Department of Psychology on 31.03.2004. She was appointed as Lecturer, Forbesganj College, Forbesganj in the year 1973. The College, in question, is a constituent unit of B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura. Petitioner’s case is that despite the fact that the Principal, Forbesganj College, Forbesganj sent a letter to Registrar, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura vide letter no. A/C-43/07, dated 05.05.2007, enclosing the list of pending bills, including difference of amount in the revised U.G.C. scale for its teaching / non-teaching employees and the State Government in Human Resources Development Department, Higher Education 2 vide letter no. 415/05-1304, dated 03.12.2005 released the fund for being paid to the respective persons, but till date the petitioner has not been paid her difference of arrears of salary. The claims of altogether 21 teaching / non-teaching staffs were to be examined and verified by the authorities of the University and, thereafter, payment was to be released. However, the University and its authorities are making payment to only those persons, who are able to get an order in their favour from the High Court. This is the reason that the petitioner has to file this Writ Application for payment of her difference of arrears of salary. This application is being disposed of, directing the Vice Chancellor, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura; the Registrar, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura; and the Finance Officer, B. N. Mandal University, Madhepura for making payment of dues of the petitioner, so far arrears of difference of salary, considering the fact that the fund has already been released by the State Government in favour of the University. The Principal has also sent the name of petitioner in the list, considering which the fund has been released, as such the Respondents can not take plea of non-availability of the fund. Entire payment must 3 be made to the petitioner within 12 weeks from the date of production / communication of this order. This application is disposed of. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)