Md. Mohsin v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22018 of 2014 ====================================================== Md. Mohsin, S/o- Late Mubarak Hussain, resident of- Chandwara, Jail Road, P.S.- Town, District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Vice-Chancellor, BRA Bihar University, Muzaffarpur

3. Registrar, BRA Bihar University, Muzaffarpur

4. Finance Officer, BRA Bihar University, Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Parasmani, Adv. For the Respondent nos.2to4 : Mr. Vikas Ratan Bharti, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2016 Heard the parties.

The petitioner, who claims to have superannuated from service on 30.06.2008 from class-IV post of Zoology Department of B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, has filed the present writ petition for grant of the reliefs, as enumerated in paragraph 1 of the writ petition.

This writ petition was filed way back on 19.12.2014 after service of its copy upon the learned counsel for the respondents, but till date no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents.

In view of the nature of the grievances raised on behalf of the petitioner in the present writ petition and in view of the fact that no counter has been filed on behalf of the respondents till date, this Court is of the opinion that, instead of keeping the matter pending before this Court, the interest of justice shall be sub-served, if the petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh comprehensive representation before the respondent Registrar of

Patna High Court CWJC No.22018 of 2014 (3) dt.13-05-2016 the University (respondent no.3) with all supporting documents and raising all the pleas, which have been raised in the present writ petition. It is ordered accordingly.

If such a fresh comprehensive representation is filed on behalf of the petitioner with a certified copy of the present order within a period of one month from today, then the respondent Registrar of B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur shall be obliged to consider and decide the claims raised on behalf of the petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all concerned including the writ petitioner, at an early date, preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of such representation by the petitioner.

If on consideration of the materials and after hearing the parties, the respondent Registrar of B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur comes to a conclusion that the claims raised on behalf of the petitioner are admissible to him, then the consequential orders shall also be issued for grant of such admissible claims and lawful dues of the petitioner shall be paid without any unnecessary further delay.

It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claims raised on behalf of the petitioner in the present writ petition and it is left to be decided by the competent authority strictly in accordance with law.

The writ petition stands finally disposed of with the observations and directions made above.

Arvind/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) U