JUDGMENT :

1. The matter has been taken up via video-conferencing due to circumstances prevailing on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Heard Mr. Ramakant Sharma, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel 13 for the State; Mr. Anjani Kumar, learned senior counsel along with Mr. Ashhar Mustafa, learned counsel for the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (hereinafter referred to as the ‘University’); and Mr. Rashid Izhar, learned counsel for the Munger University.

3. The petitioner has moved the Court for the following reliefs:

“...for issuance of a writ/writs, order/orders/ direction/ directions in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities for making immediate payment of all retiral dues of the petitioner which has been withheld illegally, such as, group insurance, leave encashment, employee’s welfare fund, benefit of ACP/MACP and arrears of salary after pay fixation, difference of arrears of pension and part of gratuity, which have not been paid to the petitioner with admissible interest and only pension amount has been paid with effect fro