IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15519 of 2010 1. Ratan Kumar Roy S/O Late N.L. Roy Loko Colony, Quarter No. 564/B, P.O.+P.S. & Distt.- Gaya 2. Nageshwar Prasad Singh S/O Late Rambriksh Narayan Singh At P.O.- Bahadurpur, Distt.- Arwal 3. Bimla Devi W/O Late Mithilesh Kumar Sinha At Pilchhi, P.O.+P.S.- Daudnagar, Distt.- Aurangabad 4. Surendra Prasad Singh S/O Late Rang Bahadur Singh At- Mahuari, P.S.- Namudag, Distt.- Palamu (Daltonganj) 5. Rajeshwari Rai S/O Late Roop Narayan Rai R/O Vill.- Majhiaon, P.O.- Pachpokhari, Distt.- Rohtas Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. Joint Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. Director, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna 5. Magadh University, Bodh Gaya through Its Registrar 6. The Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya 7. The Registrar, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya ---------------------------------- 3 16.12.2011 In this case, petitioners are aggrieved by the stipulation made in the letter of Human Resources Development Department dated 18.12.2008 (Annexure-11), by which it has been communicated to the Accountant General that the Lab Technicians who were re-designated as Demonstrators shall be entitled to pay scales and allowances from the date of issue of the order and not from the date 2 they become eligible for the same. Learned counsels agree that the issue is no more res integra and the same has been settled by this Court by various orders of different Benches including one passed on 21.09.2010 in CWJC No.1377 of 2010 and other analogous cases. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of and it is held that the orders passed in the said batch of cases on 21.09.2010 shall govern the cases of the petitioners also and shall be treated to have been passed in the present case also. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)