IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8916 of 2009 PROF.(DR.)MUKTESHWAR JHA S/o Late Bhubneshwar Jha, resident of Parao Pokkhar Lane, Amgola P.S.Kazi Mohammandpur Town and District Muzaffarpur. Versus 1.TILKAMANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSIty,Bhgalpur thorugh its Registrar. 2.The Vice-Chancellor, Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University,Bhagalpur. 3.The Registrar, Tilkamanjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 4.The Finance Officer,Tilkamnjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 5.The Head of the Department, Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, T.M.Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 6.The tate of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 7.The Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 8.The Secretary Human Resources Development Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 9.The Director, Departmentof High Education,Government of Bihar, Patna. ----------- 2 5.8.2009. Petitioner has retired as University Professor on 31.3.2003. His grievance is that respondents authorities of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University are not making payment of his arrears of salary for the period August 1982 to March 2003. The details of petitioner’s arrears of salary have been annexed as Annexure-1 to the writ application. It has also been stated in the writ application that along with his representation filed before the Vice Chancellor through Registrar of the University, the details of arrears have also been annexed. The total claim of the petitioner comes to Rs.11,33,597/-. Considering the fact that the representation of the petitioner is pending before the Vice Chancellor of the University and details of arrear claimed by the petitioner has also been annexed with the representation, the respondents authorities of the University are directed to consider the petitioner’s claim by disposing of his 2 representation within six weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. In case there is no dispute with regard to the admitted dues it should be paid to the petitioner within two months. In case any amount is disputed reasoned order should be passed within the same time. Direction is also issued to the Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar for releasing the requisite fund in favour of the University. In case petitioner’s claim is found to be correct a requisition for same is sent by the University to the State Government. In case money has already been released in favour of the University I do not find that there is any scope for further delay regarding payment to the petitioner. Accordingly this application is disposed of. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J)