IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8273 of 2025 ====================================================== Urendra Kumar Rai son of Ramjee Rai, Resident of Village-Barka, P.O.- Mairwa, P.S.-Mairwa, District-Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. Jai Prakash University, Chapra through its Registrar. 4. The Vice-Chancellor, Jai Prakash University, Chapra. 5. The Registrar, Jai Prakash University, Chapra. 6. B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur through its Registrar. 7. The Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 8. The Vice-Chancellor, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shubh Narain Singh, Advocate Ms. Shifa Khan, Advocate For the JPU : Mr. Chandan Kumar, Advocate For the BRABU : Mr. Bindhyachal Rai, Sr. Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (26) Mr. Divit Vinod, AC to SC-26 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 04-09-2025 Learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the University, and learned counsel for the State are present. 2. The writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs :- “For commanding and directing the respondents for payment of retirement benefits and other conse-quential benefits attached to the post like: (i) Group Insurance with 12½ Patna High Court CWJC No.8273 of 2025(2) dt.04-09-2025 2/3 %compound interest. (ii) Arrears claim statement of salary from1999 to 2016 (Pay-scale amountRs.9,766,18/-). (iii) Arrears claim of 1992 to 2000 pay- scale amount Rs. 1,70,047/-. (iv) Revised salary of 7th Pay Commission Arrears. (v) B.R.A. Bihar University share from 1981 to October 1992, prior to Oct 1992. (vi) (i)to(v)claim of J.P. University Chhapra, other claim of B.R.A.Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. (vii) Group Insurance with 12½% compound interest. (viii) D.A., D.D.A., I.R. and others claim from 1981 to October, 1992 has not been paid.” And/or for any other relief/reliefs to the petitioner for which he may be entitled to in the eye of law. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner superannuated from the post of Lab Incharge on 30.11.1981 in the Department of Botany in H.R. College, Mairwa under Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, and has approached this Court for the claims referred to in the relief portion as mentioned aforesaid. 4. It has further been submitted that in a similarly situated case, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon’ble Court, vide order dated 22.02.2025 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 10782 of 2025, directed that the claims of such petitioners to be considered in Patna High Court CWJC No.8273 of 2025(2) dt.04-09-2025 3/3 similar terms and the University is carrying out the necessary formalities, as required in law, and therefore, his case may also be directed to be considered by the University as per the ratio laid down in the aforesaid case and the benefits accruing to the petitioner, may be extended without any inordinate delay. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts, the case of the petitioner is also directed to be considered by the University for which the petitioner shall file a representation preferably within a period of six weeks from today and the University shall consider the same and decide his case by passing a reasoned and speaking order. Needless to say, if the claim of the petitioner is found to be in accordance with law, the necessary and consequential benefits shall be also extended to the petitioner within a further period of four weeks thereafter. 6. Accordingly, the writ application stands disposed off. sharun/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U