IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8225 of 2008 Jawaharlal Singh, son of late Sheonandan Singh, Resident of Teka Bigha, P.S. Bakhteyarpur, District Patna…………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District Gaya. 3. The Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya, District Gaya through its Registrar. 4. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District Gaya. 5. The Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District Gaya. 6. The Principal, Ram Lakhan Singh College, Bakhtiyarpur, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna……………………………………………………………..Respondents ---------------------------------- 4 12.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. Petitioner claims to be a teaching employee of Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav College, Bakhtiyarpur. It is submitted that salary of the petitioner since 1980 to 2000 is due with the respondent University after the College became constituent unit of the University. The writ application was filed on 19.05.2008 with service of two copies of the same on the learned counsel for the University. However, till today no counter affidavit has been filed. 2 In the circumstances, petitioner is granted liberty to file a representation before the Vice Chancellor of the Magadh University for payment of his due salary. On receipt of the representation, Vice Chancellor shall get an enquiry held as to whether name of the petitioner is in the approved list of the teachers whose services were subsequently taken over and whether petitioner had actually worked during the said period in the College or not. If the Vice Chancellor is satisfied on both counts, he shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law on the representation of petitioner for payment of his due salary preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of the representation. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)