IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10981 of 2009 MANORAMA SINGH, D/o Late N.K. Singh, resident of 212, Triveni Apartment, off East Boring Canal Road, Police Station Budha Colony, District Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner cum Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Jagjiwan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, 10 Sardar Patel Marg, Patna 800015 through its Director with CWJC No.11388 of 2009 DR.SMT.VEENA SINGH, wife of Sri Anil Kumar Singh, resident of Bhairopur Deodhi, Mohalla Mohanpur Road, Punaichak, P.S. Shastri Nagar, District Patna, at present : Research Fellow, Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, 10, Mangles Road, Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-1 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Vikash Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna-800001 3. The Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Vikash Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna 4. The Joint Secretary cum Director, Higher Education, Department of Human Resources Development, Vikash Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna 5. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Vikash Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna 6. Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, 10 Mangles Road, Patna through its Director- in-charge. 7. The Director-in-Charge, Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, 10 Mangles Road, Patna 8. The Screening Committee Constituted for Jagjivan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, through its Convenor, Sri S.N. Kunwar, the then Director, Higher Education, Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna ----------- 03/ 09.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are the Research Fellow of Jagjiwan Ram Institute of Parliamentary Studies and Political Research, which was taken over by the State of Bihar under the Bihar Non- Government Educational Institution (Taking Over Act), 1988) 2 and since the date of take over the research fellow(s) of the institution are being paid from the State Exchequer through budgetary allocation made under Non- Plan Head, so submitted counsel for the petitioners. These writ applications have been filed praying, inter alia, to direct the State respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for grant of revised pay scale in the light of 5th/ 6th Pay Revision Recommendations, which has already been adopted by the State of Bihar and the petitioners being the research fellow of the institution which has already been taken over under the Act of the legislation are entitled for grant of revised scale as also Time Bound Promotion admissible under the aforesaid recommendations. For such relief, the petitioners should approach the competent authority of the State Government, namely, the Principal Secretary of the Human Resources Development Department and in this connection, learned counsel for the petitioners has invited my attention to the statement made in different paragraphs the writ applications. Let the petitioners file fresh representation before the Principal Secretary of the Human Resources Development Department praying, inter alia, to consider their case for grant of benefit under the 5th/ 6th Pay Revision Recommendations. Such request of the petitioners be considered by the Principal Secretary of the Human Resources Development Department within three months from the date of receipt of the 3 representation along with a copy of this order. So far the case of the petitioner Dr. Smt. Veena Singh is concerned, the Principal Secretary should not only consider her case for grant of revised scale, but also for grant of status as a regular employee. These writ applications are, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)