IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20771 of 2011 Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, S/o Late Harihar Prasad Gupta, R/o Village – Chilkahar, P.O. – Chilkahar, P.S. – Garwar, District – Ballia (U.P.), presently C/O Sri Kedar Nath Gupta, Magadh Colony, Kurji, Patna. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Patna. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Vice-Chancellor, J.P. University, Saran at Chapra. 4. The Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Registrar, J.P. University, Saran at Chapra. 6. The Principal, B.P.S. College, Bhorey, District – Gopalganj. -------- Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 25.11.2011 Heard Sri Amar Prakash, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Eqbal Asif Neyazi, learned A.C. to Government Pleader No. 4, appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 1/State of Bihar, Sri Harendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 2 & 4 / B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and Sri Shivendra Kishore, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 3 & 5/J.P. University, Saran at Chapra. The petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for directing the Respondents to make payment of arrear of salary for the period between April 1980 to October 1992, arrear of difference of revised pay from 01.01.1997 to 30.06.2004 and also arrear of revised pension from July, 2004 to July, 2005. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner for the relief sought for in the writ petition has earlier filed representation before the Registrar of J.P. University, Saran at Chapra and also before the Principal of the concerned college. The petitioner had retired as ‘Reader’ on 30.06.2004 from Bhola Prasad Singh College, Bhorey, Gopalganj, under J.P. University. It was submitted by Sri Shivendra Kishore, learned counsel for J.P. University, Saran at Chapra as well as Sri Tiwary, learned counsel for B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, that it is admitted position that for the claim prior to October 1992 it can be examined by the B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur and claim subsequent to October, 1992 can be settled or examined by the J.P. University, Saran at Chapra. The court is of the opinion that instead of passing any specific direction the purpose can be served by way of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation regarding his claims before Respondent No. 4 / Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur as well as Respondent No. 5 / Registrar, J.P. University, Saran at Chapra. If such representation is filed, the court expects that the Respondent No. 4 & 5 will examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. If both the respondents consider the claim of the petitioner as genuine, they are required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, both the respondents i.e. the Respondent No. 4 & 5 are required to pass speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within four months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)