Dr. Triveni Nath Pandey Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dr. Triveni Nath Pandey Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to file a fresh representation with the Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara within four weeks (annexing the order in CWJC No. 12457 of 2015); Registrar to verify the facts and ensure payment of arrears of salary, if found due, within six weeks of the representation; concerned respondent to consider, in accordance with law, payment of interest on the delayed payment within a further period of eight weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to arrears of salary from 01.01.1996 to March, 2000 and from 01.04.2000 to 2005, and to interest on such amount because of the delayed payment. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to make a fresh representation before the Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (respondent no. 5) within four weeks, annexing therewith the copy of the order passed by this Court in CWJC No. 12457 of 2015.

Ratio / Principle

On receipt of the representation, the Registrar shall verify all the facts and ensure that, if the petitioner is entitled to arrears of salary, those arrears are paid to him within six weeks from the date of filing of the representation.

Key takeaways

The concerned respondent shall also consider, in accordance with law and within a further period of eight weeks, whether the petitioner is required to be paid interest on the delayed payment of the arrears of salary.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Ajit Kumar, J., order dated 02-04-2026) disposed of CWJC No. 4545 of 2026, in which Dr. Triveni Nath Pandey sought a direction to the State of Bihar and Veer Kunwar Singh University authorities to pay arrears of salary from 01.01.1996 to March, 2000 and from 01.04.2000 to 2005, with interest on the delayed payment, citing the order dated 03.12.2018 in CWJC No. 12457 of 2015 under which similarly placed persons were paid and relying on which CWJC No. 5540 of 2020 had been disposed of. Without adjudicating entitlement, the Court directed the petitioner to make a fresh representation before the Registrar, VKSU (respondent no. 5) within four weeks, annexing the CWJC No. 12457 of 2015 order; the Registrar was to verify all facts and ensure payment of the arrears, if the petitioner is found entitled, within six weeks of the representation; and the concerned respondent was to consider, in accordance with law, whether interest on the delayed payment was payable, within a further period of eight weeks.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4545 of 2026

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Dr. Triveni Nath Pandey Son of Late Tej Narayan Pandey, Resident of Village- Ward No.-6, Bhabua, P.S- Bhabua, District- Kaimur at Bhabua.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department (Higher Education), Government of Bihar, Patna-1.

The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department (Higher Education), Government of Bihar, Patna-1.

The Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.

The Director, Higher Education, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna-1.

The Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.

The Finance Officer, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.

The Principal, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel College, Bhabua District- Kaimur.

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rang Nath Pandey, Adv. For the Univ. : Mr. Bimal Kishor Singh, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Prasad Chaudhary, Adv. For the State : Mr. Kumar Manish, SC 05 Mr. Prashant Kumar, AC to SC05 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has prayed for a direction to the

respondents to make available to him the arrears of salary from 01.01.1996 to March, 2000 and from 01.04.2000 to 2005 and for payment of interest on such amount because of the delayed

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payment.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for no apparent good reason, the arrears of his salary is not being made available to him. He has further submitted that under similar circumstances, some other persons who had approached this Court were paid the salary after this Court passed an order on 03.12.2018 in CWJC No. 12457 of 2015 and relying upon this order, other writ petition has also been disposed of being CWJC No. 5540 of 2020.

The petitioner is, under the aforesaid circumstances, directed to make a fresh representation before the Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (respondent no. 5) within a period of four weeks, who on receipt of such representation, shall verify all the facts and shall ensure that if at all the petitioner is entitled to be paid arrears of salary, that should be paid to him within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of such representation. The petitioner would also, along with the representation, annex the copy of the order passed by this Court in CWJC No. 12457 of 2015 which has been adverted to in the present petition. The concerned respondent shall also consider that as to whether the petitioner is required to be paid interest on the delayed payment of the arrears of salary, in

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accordance with law, within a further period of eight weeks.

With the aforesaid direction/observation, this writ

petition is disposed of.

(Ajit Kumar, J)

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