Shyam Sundar Prasad v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC18 Jun 2026CWJC/4356/2025

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What is this about?

Patna High Court CWJC No.4356 of 2025, decided 18-06-2026 by Justice Ajit Kumar; petitioner Shyam Sundar Prasad vs State of Bihar, Higher Education Department, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Finance Officer); grievance redressal except benefit of ACP and interest on delayed payment; liberty to file representation within three weeks per Government Circular Memo No. P.C.-2-1-46/79/3155 dated 07.11.1981; authority to decide admissibility and take appropriate decision within eight weeks; petition disposed of, no merits adjudication.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a representation regarding grant of ACP and delayed interest within three weeks; the authority concerned directed to examine it and, if the claim is found admissible, take an appropriate decision within eight weeks of filing.

Shyam Sundar Prasad Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner remains entitled to the benefit of ACP and interest on delayed payment, and the manner in which those residual claims should be pursued.

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Court's answer

The petitioner is at liberty to ventilate his grievances regarding grant of ACP and delayed interest by filing a representation before the authority concerned within three weeks, in view of the Government Circular contained in Memo No. P.C.-2-1-46/79/3155 dated 07.11.1981 (three-week period fixed at ¶20).

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Ratio / Principle

Upon filing of such representation, the authority concerned shall examine it and, if the petitioner's claim is found admissible, take an appropriate decision within eight weeks from the date of filing of the representation.

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Key takeaways

With the aforementioned observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.ratio¶¶22

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Writ petition disposed of with directions (Patna High Court, CWJC No.4356 of 2025, Ajit Kumar, J., order dated 18-06-2026): Learned counsel for the petitioner, Shyam Sundar Prasad (vs. the State of Bihar, the Director Higher Education Department, and officials/officers of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University), submitted that the petitioner's grievances had been redressed except the benefit of ACP and interest on delayed payment. The Court granted liberty to ventilate those grievances by filing a representation before the authority concerned within three weeks, in view of the Government Circular contained in Memo No. P.C.-2-1-46/79/3155 dated 07.11.1981, and directed that upon such filing the authority shall examine the representation and, if the claim is found admissible, take an appropriate decision within eight weeks of its filing. The writ petition was disposed of accordingly.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4356 of 2025

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Shyam Sundar Prasad Son of Late Chandra Dip Singh, Resident of MohallaLaluchak Angari (Gandhi Nagar Colony), P.O. Bhagalpur (H.O.), Police Station- Lodipur, District- Bhagalpur.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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

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The Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Registrar.

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The Vice Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

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The Registrar, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

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The Finance Officer, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suman Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (28) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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6 18-06-2026

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Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that

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the grievances of the petitioner have been redressed except the benefit of ACP and interest on the delayed payment for which he seeks liberty of this Court to make representation before the authority concerned.

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In view of the above, the petitioner is at liberty to ventilate his grievances with regard to grant of ACP and delayed interest in view of the Government Circular as contained in Memo No. P.C.-2-1-46/79/3155 dated 07.11.1981 by way of filing representation before the authority concerned within a

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Patna High Court CWJC No.4356 of 2025(6) dt.18-06-2026 2/2

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period of three weeks from today.

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Upon filing of such representation by the petitioner with regard to the grant of ACP and delayed interest, the authority concerned shall examine the same and, if the claim of the petitioner is found to be admissible, shall take an appropriate decision within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the representation.

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With the aforementioned observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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(Ajit Kumar, J)

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rishi/-

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Shyam Sundar Prasad v. The State of Bihar

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