Pramath Patnaik, J.

In the instant writ application, the petitioner has inter alia prayed for direction upon the respondents to make payment of arrears of salary from March, 1986 to 31.10.1996 of the petitioner, which comes to Rs. 1,67,090.07/-along with interest thereupon in addition to compensation and cost.

2. The facts, which are necessary for adjudication, as delineated in the writ application, in brief is that to meet the shortage of lecturers in Ranchi University, as per the direction of H.E. the Governor-cum-Chancellor of the then unified State of Bihar to utilize the services of the qualified persons against the sanctioned posts of lecturers on lecture basis remuneration, the Registrar of the University vide letter dated 7th November, 1984 notified scheme for appointment of lecturers. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner being qualified was appointed on the post of lecturer w.e.f 27.10.1986 in Baharagora College in the department of English against sanctioned and vacant post. It has further been averred that petitioner continued to work on the post in question from January, 1986 to November, 1996 but no payment was made. In this regard, it has further been averred that