Ganga Prasad Mandal Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ganga Prasad Mandal Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ application disposed of with directions: petitioner to file a fresh representation before respondent No. 3 (Registrar) with appointment letter and salary-paid details; necessary orders in accordance with law within two months of receipt, and, if the claim is found justified in law, benefits of arrears of salary to be extended within the same period.

Issue for consideration

Payment of dues towards arrears of salary, along with gradation pay and enhancement, sought by way of a direction to the respondents. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner was directed to file a fresh representation before respondent No. 3 (the Registrar, L.N. Mithila University) substantiating his bona fides with regard to the claim for arrears of salary by placing on record the appointment letter as well as details of the salary allegedly paid while discharging duties as Lecturer in Maithili; upon finding the claim justified, after referring to the documents and verifying the duties discharged by the petitioner, necessary orders were to be passed in accordance with law within two months of receipt of the representation.

Ratio / Principle

It was made clear that if, upon adjudication, the claim of the petitioner is found to be justified in law, the benefits of arrears of salary shall be extended within the same time period (i.e., the two-month period fixed for passing the necessary orders).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Patna (Ajit Kumar, J.), Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8091 of 2026, order dated 18-06-2026: Four petitioners sought a direction for payment of dues towards arrears of salary with gradation pay and enhancement; the claim related to service as Lecturer in Maithili at Ram Lakhan Singh Ramswaroop Mandal Degree College, Shivajee Nagar, Samastipur, under L.N. Mithila University. University counsel objected that there were no details regarding the petitioner's appointment or the period from which salary was claimed. The Court disposed of the writ by directing the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Registrar substantiating his bona fides with the appointment letter and details of salary allegedly paid; on verification of documents and duties discharged, and on finding the claim justified, necessary orders were to be passed in accordance with law within two months of receipt of the representation, and the benefits of arrears of salary, if adjudged justified in law, were to be extended within the same time period. No monetary quantum was determined.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8091 of 2026

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Ganga Prasad Mandal s/o Late Panchu Mandal r/o Village- Bore, P.O.Baheri, Block- Shivaji Nagar, District- Samastipur

Ram Naresh Singh s/o late Maksudan Singh r/o Village- Dhobiyahi, P.O.Baheri, Block- Bahari Nagar, District- Samastipur

Pradeep Prasad s/o late Bhutai Mandal r/o Village and P.O.- Baghauni, via Baheri, District- Darbhanga

Laxmi Nath Sinha s/o Sirekhan Sinha r/o village- Mahdeva, P.O.Shankarpur, via- Ilmas Nagar, District- Samastipur

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through Secretary, Education Department, Patna

The Vice Chancellor L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga

The Registrar L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga

The Finance Officer L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratan Kumar Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Manish Kumar, GP (4) For the University : Mr. Vishal Singh, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 18-06-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

learned counsel for the respondents.

The present writ application has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to make payment of the dues towards arrears of salary along with gradation pay and enhancement, for which the petitioner has already submitted a representation before the concerned authorities.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the University has objected to such prayer on the ground that there are no details regarding the petitioner’s appointment, as also the

Patna High Court CWJC No.8091 of 2026(2) dt.18-06-2026 2/2

period from which the salary is being claimed.

Be that as it may, the petitioner is directed to file a fresh representation before the respondent No.3 substantiating his bona fides with regard to the claim for arrears of salary by placing on record the appointment letter as well as details of the salary allegedly paid to him while discharging his duties on the post of Lecturer in Maithili subject at Ram Lakhan Singh Ramswaroop Mandal Degree College, Shivajee Nagar, Samastipur. Upon finding the claim to be justified, after referring to the documents and verifying the duties discharged by the petitioner, necessary orders shall be passed in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation.

It is made clear that if, upon adjudication, the claim of the petitioner is found to be justified in law, the benefits of arrears of salary shall be extended within the same time period.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application stands disposed of.

(Ajit Kumar, J)

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