Nand Kishore Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Nand Kishore Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty alone was granted: the petitioners may raise their grievance as to the unpaid differential Group Insurance amount (12.5%) before the appropriate authority after the final outcome of SLP (C) Nos. 21411- 21415 of 2025, if occasion so arises; no monetary direction was issued by this Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents are liable to pay the petitioners: revised gratuity and 300-day unutilised leave encashment in the old revised scale Rs. 850-1360 in ACP/MACP Scale 9300-34800 (G.P. 4200); Group Insurance with 12.5% compound interest; difference of pension from February 2011 to December 2015; D.D.A. with 9% interest for 1982-1989; difference of salary from March 1989 to 31.01.2011; and interest/penal interest on gratuity and pension per Government Circular No. P-C-2116179/3155 dated 07.11.1981. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

This Court disposed of the writ petition, granting the petitioners liberty to raise their grievance (regarding the unpaid differential Group Insurance amount) before the appropriate authority after the final outcome of SLP (C) Nos. 21411- 21415 of 2025 pending before the Apex Court, if occasion so arises; no merits adjudication or monetary direction was issued at this stage.

Key takeaways

The interlocutory application(s), if any, in the writ petition also stand disposed of.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (single Bench, Honourable Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh), Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 8337 of 2022, order dated 16-07-2026. Five petitioners, siblings described as sons/daughter of Late Nand Kishore Singh (the original petitioner, stated to have retired from the post of Care Taker on 31.01.2011), had sought directions against the State of Bihar (HRD Higher Education), Director Higher Education, Lalit Narayan Mithila University officials (Registrar, Vice-Chancellor, Finance Officer, Finance Advisor) and the Principal, R.N.A.R. College, Samastipur for payment of retiral dues: revised gratuity and 300-day leave encashment in the old revised scale Rs. 850-1360 / ACP-MACP Scale 9300-34800 (G.P. 4200), Group Insurance with 12.5% compound interest, difference of pension (Feb 2011-Dec 2015), D.D.A. with 9% interest (1982-1989), difference of salary (Mar 1989-31.01.2011), and interest/penal interest on gratuity and pension per Government Circular No. P-C-2116179/3155 dated 07.11.1981. Counsel stated that during pendency substantial retiral dues had been paid under all admissible heads except the differential Group Insurance amount at 12.5%, whose entitlement was stated to depend on the outcome of SLP (C) Nos. 21411- 21415 of 2025 pending before the Apex Court. The Court disposed of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to renew the grievance before the appropriate authority after final outcome of those Special Leave Petitions, if occasion so arises; interlocutory application(s), if any, also stood disposed of. No monetary relief was awarded and no impugned order was identified in the order.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8337 of 2022

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1.1. Raj Kumar Son of Late Nand Kishore Singh, Mohter - Late Urmila Devi, Resident of Mohalla Krishnapuri, Musapur Samastipur, Police Station - Mufassil, District- Samastipur.

1.2. Mukesh Kumar Singh Son of late Nand Kishore Singh, Mother - Late Urmila Devi, Resident of Mohalla - Krishnapuri, Musapur Samastipur, Police Station - Mufassil, District - Samastipur.

1.3. Rajesh Kumar Singh Son of late Nand Kishore Singh, Mother- Late Urmila Devi, Resident of Mohalla - Krishnapuri, Musapur Samastipur, Police Station - Mufassil, District - Samastipur.

1.4. Madhu Devi D/o Late Nand Kishore Singh, Mother - Late Urmila Devi, Wife of Ranjit Singh, Resident of Village - Sherpur, Police Station - Maranchi, District- Patna.

1.5. Babita Devi D/o Late Nand Kishore Singh, Mother- Late Urmila Devi, Wife of Kashi Nath Rai, Resident of Village - Muritol, Police Station - Bachhwara, District- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Human Resources Department (Higher Education) Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

Director Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga through its Registrar.

The Vice-Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila University Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga

The Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga

The Finance Advisor L.N.M.U. Darbhanga. 7. The Principal, R.N.A.R. College, Samastipur.

... ... Respondent/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ranjan Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr.Binita Singh ( Sc 28 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

11 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

petitioners, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel

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for the University.

The petitioners in paragraph no. 1 of the present

writ petition has sought inter alia the following relief(s), which is reproduced hereinafter:-

“i. For a direction to the Respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of revised gratuity in revised scale of Rs. 850-1360 (Old) in ACP MACP Scale Rs. 930034800/ - (G.P. 4200/-).

ii. For a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of unutilised leave encashment of 300 days in revised Scale of Rs. 850-1360/- (Old) in ACP/MACP Scale 9300-34800/- (G.P. 4200/-).

iii. For a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of G.I. with 12.5% compound interest.

iv. For a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of difference of Pension from February, 2011 to December, 2015 in old revised scale of Rs. 850-1360/- in ACP/MACP Scale Rs. 930034800/-.

v. For a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of D.D.A. with 9% interest from the period of 1982 to 1989.

vi. For a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of difference of Salary from March, 1989 to 31.01.2011 on account of revised scale of Rs. 8501360/- (Old) in ACP/MACP Scale.

vii. For a direction to the Respondents to pay to the petitioner the amount of interest of gratuity and pension by the Government Circular bearing No. P-C-2116179/3155 dated 07.11.1981 and pay penal interest upon the entire dues from the dates they became due till dates of respective payment.

Viii. (Any other reliefs) to which the petitioner deemed entitled.”

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

petitioners submitted that during the pendency of the present writ petition, the original petitioner (father of the petitioners), who retired from the post of Care Taker on 31.01.2011, has been

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paid the substantial retiral dues under all admissible heads save and except the differential amount payable under the Group Insurance Scheme at the rate of 12.5%, the entitlement is stated to be dependent upon the final outcome of SLP (C) Nos. 21411– 21415 of 2025, pending before the Apex Court and seek liberty to raise the grievance before the appropriate authority after the final outcome in the aforesaid Special Leave Petitions, if occasion so arises.

The writ petition stands disposed of with aforesaid

liberty.

The interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J)

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