JUDGMENT :

1. Heard the parties.

2. Petitioners have approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to immediately and forthwith pay the arrear of revised pension as per 6th Pay Revision for the period from 01.01.2006 to 31.03.2010 with statutory interest.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, all the members of petitioner No. 1 were duly appointed by Ranchi University and after serving for more than 30 years in GL.A. College, Daltonganj under the Ranchi University and on attaining the age of superannuation, they have already been superannuated. It is further stated that GL.A. College is a Constituent College and it was initially under the Ranchi University, Ranchi. However, upon bifurcation of Ranchi University, Nilamber Pitamber University came into existence w.e.f. 17.01.2009 and G.L.A. College Daltonganj became a constituent unit of newly created Nilamber Pitamber University. It is the specific case of the petitioner-Association that all of its members have retired much prior to 2009 and as such Ranchi University, Ranchiis liable to pay arrears of revised pension under 6th PRC. By memo No. 660/A dated 28.02.2009, the Govt. of Jharkhand implemented the recommen