IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17921 of 2008 MRS.MADHULATA MISHRA, W/O LATE KRIPA NATH MISHRA, R/O VILLAGE-YAMSAM, P.S.-PANDAUL, DISTRICT-MADHUBANI. ……………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 2. THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY, KAMESHWAR NAGAR, DARBHANGA. 4. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY, KAMESHWAR NAGAR, DARBHANGA. 5. THE REGISTRAR, LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY, KAMESHWAR NAGAR, DARBHANGA. 6. THE FINANCE OFFICER, LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY, KAMESHWAR NAGAR, DARBHANGA. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 11.08.2011 The husband of the petitioner died in harness on 17.06.2006 while working as Reader in the department of Sociology in Uma Pandey College, Pusa, Samastipur. Petitioner has filed this writ application claiming for arrears of salary of her husband from January, 1986 to December, 1995 and arrears of revised U.G.C. pay scale from 01.01.1996 till his death on 17.06.2006 and some other dues. The writ application was filed on 10.12.2008 with service of two copies of the same on learned counsel for the 2 University. However, till today no counter affidavit has been filed in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already filed a representation before the Registrar of the University, as contained in Annexure-1 and 2. Since no counter affidavit has been filed, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Vice-Chancellor of the University giving details of the claim in respect of her deceased husband. If the same is filed within four weeks from today, the Vice- Chancellor shall consider the same get the claims of arrears of husband of the petitioner verified from the records and shall pass appropriate orders for payment of the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of the representation. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)