Nagendra Rai, J.

1. The appellants numbering 20 are aggrieved by order dated 6th November, 2001 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in CWJC No. 3851 of 1999 by which their prayer to quash the order dated 19.7.1998 (Annexure-5 to the writ application) issued under the signature of the Additional Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, directing that the appellants shall be entitled to salary only from the date of their regularisation of services as well as the letter dated 23.7.1998 issued by the Registrar of the respondent-Jai Prakash University to the Jagdam College, Chapra, directing for refund of the salary which were paid to the appellants for certain period prior to 20th May, 1998 and further prayer to direct the respondents to fix the salary of the appellants in their respective scale from the date of their initial appointment and to pay the arrears of salary has been rejected.

2. The only question for determination in this case is as to whether the appellants are entitled to payments of arrears of salary as well as fixation of salary from the date of initial appointment on Class III and Class IV posts in Jagdam College, Chapra or not.

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