IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6314 of 2009 MITHILESH KUMAR PANDEY, SON OF SHRI RADHA MOHAN PANDEY, UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, MAHARAJA COLLEGE, ARA. ………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE VEER KUWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY, ARA THROUH ITS REGISTRAR. 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, VEER KUWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY, ARA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, VEER KUWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY, ARA. 4. THE FINANCE OFFICER, VEER KUWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY, ARA. ……….RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3/ 12.01.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner had earlier come before this Court with a prayer to make payment of arrears of salary, provident fund amount and deferred D.A, which was disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner for filing representation and a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner by disposing of his representation. Payment of arrears of salary, provident fund amount and deferred D.A was made to the petitioner but, statutory interest on the provident fund and deferred Dearness allowance was not made to the petitioner. M.J.C. No. 2480 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interest amount was dismissed as in the main writ application petitioner has not made such prayer and no such direction of the Court was there. Now, the petitioner has come before this Court with a prayer that he should be paid statutory interest on his provident fund amount from February1991 and interest on deferred D.A. amount from 1992 onwards. 2 Petitioner has also filed his representation before Vice- Chancellor, Veer Kuwar Singh University on 12.08.2008 which is still pending. This application is being disposed of directing the Vice- Chancellor, Veer Kuwar Singh University to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose it of with a reasoned order, within four weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. Considering petitioner’s entitlement. The Vice-Chancellor should issue a direction for making payment of this amount within a specified time. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)