IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8363 of 2011 PROF.SIDHI VERMA NEE SRIVASTAVA, RETIRED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, PATNA WOMEN’S COLLEGE, PATNA UNIVERSITY AND RESIDENT OF 66, NAGESHWAR COLONY, EAST BORING CANAL ROAD, P.S. BUDHA COLONY, IN THE TOWN AND DISTRICT PATNA. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HIGH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PATNA UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE VICE CHANCELLOR, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, PATNA UNIVERSITY, PATNA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 10.5.2011. Heard Mr. Arif Raza, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Rajesh Kumar Mishra, learned A.C. to A.A.G.7, who appears on behalf of respondent no.1/State and Mr. Eqbal Ahmad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3/Patna University. The petitioner, who retired on 31.1.2010 as University Professor, Department of English from Women’s College under Patna University, has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of all her retiral dues. The petitioner, in the present writ petition, has further prayed for directing the respondents for making payment of salary for extended period of four months from the date of 2 retirement. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in view of Single Bench order passed by this Court, the petitioner even after retirement continued to serve the University from 31.1.2010 to 31.5.2010 and as such the petitioner is entitled to get her salary for the said period. So far as relief for payment of salary for extended period is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be granted liberty to avail other recourse. So far as clearance of retirement dues is concerned, the court is of the opinion that University authority cannot with hold the same and as such it is desirable to direct the respondent no.2/Vice Chancellor, Patna University to take all steps to clear all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. With above observation and 3 direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)