IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11106 of 2008 Bhubneshwar Singh, Son of Late Surajdeo Singh, resident of Karyanand Nagar, P.O., P.S. and District-Lakhisarai -- Petitioner Versus 1. The T.M. Bhagalpur University ,Bhagalpur through its Registrar 2. The Vice-Chancellor, T.M. Bhagalpur University , Bhagalpur 3. The Registrar, T.M.Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 4. The Finance Officer, T.M.Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur 5. The Principal, K.S.S. College, Lakhisarai 6. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 7. The Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 8. The Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 9. The Director, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna --------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 11 08-11-2011 Heard Sri Purusottam Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anil Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent nos.1 to 5/ Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur and Sri Anupanand Jha, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel no.6, who appears on behalf of Respondent nos.6 to 9 /State of Bihar. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2008 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay all the retiral dues of the petitioner. The petitioner has also prayed to direct the Respondent/University to ensure merger of 50 % Dearness Relief on his basic pension with effect from 01.02.2006. In this case, number of affidavits have been filed by the Respondent/Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University. Along with supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the University on 19.02.2009, the University has brought 2 on record an order dated 14.02.2009 passed by the Registrar of the University i.e. Annexure-E to the supplementary affidavit. Perusal of the order dated 14.02.2009 makes it clear that on the date of order, difference of salary to the tune of Rs.9, 97,762/-, Group Insurance to the tune of Rs.59,149/- and Provident Fund(Undeposited) to the tune of Rs.56,457/- were outstanding. At the time of hearing, neither learned counsel for the petitioner nor learned counsel for the Respondents are in position to inform the Court as to whether the aforesaid amount has been paid or not. In view of the facts and circumstances, particularly the order dated 14.02.2009 passed by the Registrar of the University, the Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of with observation that if the admitted amount has not been paid till date, the Respondent nos.2 and 3 i.e. Vice-Chancellor and Registrar respectively of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University shall take all steps to clear the dues within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far prayer for merger of 50 % Dearness Relief is concerned, it is evident from the order dated 14.02.2009 that Respondent/Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University has not disputed the claim of the petitioner and the University had already requested the State authority to release the fund. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue relating to merger of 50 % Dearness Relief has already been settled by this Court by order dated 3.12.2010 passed in C.W.J.C.No.3616 of 2010( Dr.Himanshu Bhushan Vs.T.M.University, Bhagalpur & Ors.) and other 3 connected writ petition. Accordingly, the prayer made by the petitioner for merger of 50% Dearness Relief stands allowed in terms of order dated 3.12.2010 passed in Dr.Himanshu Bhushan’s case (supra). With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)