IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No. 9140 of 2009 Nilam Kumari Srivastava, wife of Sunil Kumar Verma, resident of village & P.O. Balia, P.S. Andar, district Siwan .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Primary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Siwan 5. The Block Development Officer, Andar Block, district Siwan 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Andar Block, district Siwan 7. The Panchayat Secretary, Grampanchayat Raj Balia, Block Andar, siwan .. Respondents **** /2/ 11.08.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner’s grievance is that she is not being paid her salary since June, 2007, till date. She was appointed as trained teacher on 05.12.2006 and gave her joining at Government Primary School, Balia, in the district of Siwan. She was paid her salary till May, 2007, but, from June, 2007, without any reason, the payment of salary was stopped. Due to non-payment of salary petitioner was put into the great peril. She could not make proper arrangement for treatment of her ailing husband and as informed by the petitioner’s counsel, during the pendency of the writ application, he died. 3. This application is being disposed off giving direction to the Block Education Extension Officer, Andar Block, district Siwan, - 2 - to the get matter verified, find out the reason for non-payment of salary and to ensure for payment of petitioner’s arrears of salary since June, 2007, till date and current salary to the petitioner on month-to- month basis. Petitioner’s case is that she has continued to work for all these period and still continuing to discharge her duty as a trained teacher in the concerned school. All payments must be made to the petitioner within four weeks from the date of production/communication of the order. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Andar Block, Siwan, is directed to comply the direction of this Court in case of raising any uncalled for objection by the Head Master of the concerned school or by the Block Education Extension Officer, the District Superintendent of Education, Siwan, will look into the matter and will take all necessary action against the erring officers. 5. The counsel appearing for the State, however, submits that before making payment of salary to the petitioner it is required that the situation be verified whether there is any reason. Considering the fact that there is no reason, this direction is issued to the respondents for making payment. Cp:2/S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)