Prof. Dr. Jaishankar Jha Vs The Vice Chancellor — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Prof. Dr. Jaishankar Jha Vs The Vice Chancellor — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with a direction that the petitioner, if aggrieved on account of non-payment of any dues, may file a detailed representation before the Registrar of the University for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law expeditiously.

Issue for consideration

The petitioner's grievance is non-payment of dues of arrears of salary and the revised salary by the university authorities.

Court's answer

Considering the counter affidavit information that gratuity of Rs.20,00,000/- and earned leave encashment of Rs.19,08,041/- for 227 days have been paid, the P.F. final settlement is awaited but action has been taken, compound interest on Group Insurance has been paid, Medical Allowance @ Rs.1,000/- per month is being paid and pension has been fixed with admissible D.R. from 01.04.2021, the Court disposed of the writ petition, directing that the petitioner, if aggrieved on account of non-payment of any dues, may file a detailed representation before the Registrar of the University for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law expeditiously.

Ratio / Principle

With the above observation/direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

PATNA HIGH COURT (Purnendu Singh, J., oral order dated 15-04-2025) in CWJC No.11458 of 2021: A retired teacher of L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, aggrieved by non-payment of arrears of salary and revised salary, filed this writ petition. On the respondents' counter affidavit it emerged that his pension had been fixed with admissible D.R. with effect from 01.04.2021; gratuity of Rs.20,00,000/- and earned-leave encashment for 227 days amounting to Rs.19,08,041/- had been paid; final settlement of the P.F. Account was awaited but action for payment initiated; compound interest on Group Insurance had been paid; and Medical Allowance @ Rs.1,000/- per month was already being paid. Considering this, the Court disposed of the petition, holding that if the petitioner remained aggrieved on account of non-payment of any dues, he may file a detailed representation before the Registrar of the University for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law expeditiously.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11458 of 2021

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Prof. Dr. Jaishankar Jha S/o Late Bhudeo Narayan Jha resident of Mohalla - Behind of Oriental Insurance Office, Satmapur, Mirjapur, P.O. Lalbagh, District- Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The Vice Chancellor L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. 2. The Registrar, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga.

The Finance Officer, Mithila University, Darbhanga.

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ratan Kumar Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Iqbal Asif Niazi, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

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Heard Mr. Ratan Kumar Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is aggrieved due to non-payment of dues of arrears of salary and the revised salary.

In this regard, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3 submitting therein that the pension of the petitioner has been fixed with admissible D.R. with effect from 01.04.2021 and the Medical Allowance @ Rs.1,000/- per month is already being paid to the petitioner.

In paragraph no.5 of the counter affidavit, it has been accepted that payment of the gratuity amounting to Rs.20,00,000/- along with earned leave for 227 days amounting

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to Rs.19,08,041/- has been paid to the petitioner and the final settlement of the P.F. Account is awaited but the action has been taken for making payment of the same. Compound interest on Group Insurance amount has also been paid. Other grievances of the petitioner have also been redressed or are to be redressed expeditiously.

Considering the aforesaid information, the present writ petition is disposed of and the petitioner, if at all aggrieved on account of non-payment of any dues, he, if so advised, may file a detailed representation before the Registrar of the University for redressal of his grievance in accordance with law expeditiously.

With the above observation/direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J)

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