Patna High Court

Dr. Triveni Nath PandeyversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 2 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: AJIT KUMAR

Holding

The court ordered the petitioner to make a fresh representation before the registrar, who must verify the claim and, if justified, pay the arrears within six weeks and consider interest within eight weeks, and disposed the writ petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Dr. Triveni Nath Pandey, sought direction for the respondents to release his salary arrears covering the periods 1 Jan 1996‑Mar 2000 and 1 Apr 2000‑2005, along with interest for delayed payment. He alleged that despite similar cases being resolved in his favour, his arrears remained unpaid without justification. The court noted prior orders in CWJC No.12457/2015 and CWJC No.5540/2020, which had granted arrears to other claimants. Accordingly, the court directed the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the university registrar within four weeks, after which the registrar must verify the claim and, if valid, pay the arrears within six weeks and decide on interest within eight weeks. The writ petition was thereafter disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to the arrears of salary for the periods claimed
Whether interest is payable on the delayed salary arrears
Whether the court should direct a fresh representation before the university registrar

Subjects

salary arrears
interest on delayed payment
writ petition
higher education
public servant
procedural direction

Judgment

                      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

           1.    The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources
                 Department (Higher Education), Government of Bihar, Patna-1.
           2.    The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department (Higher Education),
                 Government of Bihar, Patna-1.
           3.    The Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.
           4.    The Director, Higher Education, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar,
                 Patna-1.
           5.    The Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.
           6.    The Finance Officer, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara.
           7.    The Principal, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel College, Bhabua District- Kaimur.

                                                                           ... ... Respondent/s

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                 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
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                       CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

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

                                 2. 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.

                      3. 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.

                      4.     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.

                                5. With the aforesaid direction/observation, this writ

                    petition is disposed of.



                                                                     (Ajit Kumar, J)
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