Dr. Indira Thakur v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1949 of 2017 =========================================================== Dr. Indira Thakur, W/o Sri Maheshwar Prasad Thakur, R/o Mohalla- Damuchak Road, Chatta Chowk, P.S.- Kazi Mohammedpur, Distrit- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Bihar, Patna.

4. B.R.A. Bihar University through its Registrar, Muzaffarpur.

5. The Vice Chancellor, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur.

6. The Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Advcoate For the B.R.A. Bihar University :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. J. K. Roy, S.C. 13 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 09-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; State and B.R.A. Bihar University (hereinafter referred to as the 'University').

2. The petitioner seeks direction for payment of full pension having completed 20 years of qualifying service on the date he superannuated i.e., 31.03.2009.

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3. Initially, the State and the University resisted his prayer on the ground that though the State has come up with the notification to grant such benefit but it would be applicable prospectively from 23.09.2009, when the State issued such notification making persons who had completed 20 years of service to be eligible for full pension in place of the previous requirement of the period being 33 years.

4. At this juncture, learned counsel for the University referred to the judgment in the case of Nawal Kishore Sharma vs. State of Bihar reported as 2017(3) PLJR 38, in which it has been held that such benefit shall also be given to persons who had superannuated between 01.04.2007 to 23.09.2009 i.e., all persons superannuating on or after 01.04.2007 and who have completed 20 years of service shall be entitled to full pension. He submitted that the present case be also disposed off in the same terms.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner agrees to the same.

6. In view thereof, the writ petition stands disposed off in terms of the judgment in the case of Nawal Kishore Sharma (supra). The petitioner is also held entitled to the same relief as has been granted by the Court to Nawal Kishore Sharma.

7. However, the time frame fixed by the co-ordinate Bench of completing the exercise of re-fixing and payment of full

Patna High Court CWJC No.1949 of 2017 dt.09-03-2018 3/3 pension to the petitioner of four months shall run from the date of production of a copy of this order before the respondent no. 6. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) P. Kumar AFR/NAFR U