Dr. Ramesh Jha And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4497 of 2018 ======================================================

1. Dr. Ramesh Jha, son of late Ram Chandra Jha, resident of Bank Colony, Dharmpur, Kabirchak, P.S.-Darbhanga Sadar, District-Darbhanga, at present posted and working as University Profession or Maithili in M.L.S.M. College, Darbhanga.

2. Dr. Ashok Kumar, son of Dr. Mathuranand Jha, resident of Mohala-Raj Kuamrganj, P.S.-Darbhanga Town, District-Darbhanga, at present posted and working as University Professor of Physics in M.L.S.M. College, Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna High Court

2. Lalit Narayan Mithila Unviersity, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga through its Registrar.

3. Vice-Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga

4. Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga

5. Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gyanand Roy, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Smt.Binita Singh- SC28 For the L.N.M.U.

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Mr. Md. Nadim Seraj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 23-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State as well as University. From Annexure-P/12 and P/13, it appears that the petitioners have represented before the Vice-Chancellor, L.N.M. University, Darbhanga for payment of U.G.C. scale of pay for the financial year 1987 to December, 2005 at the old rate and for the year 2010 to February 2013 at the new rate. The pay verification cell of the Government of Bihar in the Education Department has verified the entitlement of the petitioner yet the

Patna High Court CWJC No.4497 of 2018(2) dt.23-03-2018 2/2 petitioner has not been paid the benefit as fixed by the pay verification cell. The representation of the petitioner in this regard contained in Annexure-P/8 is pending since 19.2.2018 and 23.2.2018.

Under the aforesaid circumstances, the Vice-Chancellor is directed to take final decision on the representation contained in Annexure-P/12 and P/13 within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The ViceChancellor is also required to fix accountability on the erring officers for delay in payment of monetary benefit arising out of the pay fixation by verification cell of the State Government. The monetary benefit admissible to the petitioner must be paid within a maximum period of sixty days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

In the event of delay in making the payment, the University shall fix accountability on the erring officers and pay interest @ 9 per cent per annum from the date of accrual to the date of actual payment.

With the aforesaid, the writ application stands disposed of. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Ravi/- U