Vijya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19209 of 2019 ====================================================== Vijya, Wife of Late Navodit Singh, Resident of Kishori Cottage, N.H.28, Opposite Science College, Manjhaulia Khetal, P.O. Khabra, P.S. Muzaffarpur Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Higher Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4.

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

The Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur 6.

The Finance Officer, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur 7.

The Principal, M.D.D.M. College, Muzaffarpur, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Amit Bhushan, AC to GP-17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 18-09-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The petitioner, who is widow of late employee, is before this Court with a grievance that her husband is entitled to senior pay scale on completion of 12 years.

The issue of senior pay scale was decided by a Coordinate Bench of this case in C.W.J.C. No.6139 of 2007 (Ramashish Tiwary & Ors Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors), which was approved by the Division Bench in L.P.A. No. 756 of 2015.

Patna High Court CWJC No.19209 of 2019(2) dt.18-09-2019 2/2 Even the S.L.P. preferred by the State failed. If the senior pay scale was denied to the employee, the widow of such employee is entitled for the same. Considering the aforesaid and the litigation policy of the State, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to grant the benefit of senior pay scale, which was admissible to the husband of the petitioner during his lifetime and grant all consequential benefits to this petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid, this application stands disposed of. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U