IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14611 of 2008 Mamta Kumari, wife of Sri Saroj Kumar Thakur, resident of village Panchratan, P.S. Basopatti, District Madhubani……………………………..……………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Madhubani. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani. 6. The Block Development Officer, Basopatti, district Madhubani. 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Basopatti, district Madhubani 8. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Hathapur, P.S. Basopatti, district Madhubani. 9. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Hathapur, P.S. Basopatti, district Madhubani……………………………………………..Respondent Ist Set 10. Gauri Sharma, wife of Harischandra Sharma, resident of village Panchratan, P.S. Basopatti, district Madhubani. 11. Archana Kumari wife of Jai Shankar Sharma, resident of village Panchratan, P.S. Basopatti, district Madhubani…………………….Respondent 2nd Set --------- 2 17.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. As per the case of the petitioner, she was appointed as Shiksha Mitra by an order of the Mukhiya dated 12.07.2005, vide Annexure-4, and accordingly, she submitted her joining on 13.07.2005 in the school, vide Annexure-5. It is her case that she has continued as such but 2 she has not been paid salary since then. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in 2008 Mukhiya had appointed two other teachers in the school who are being paid salary but so far petitioner has been denied salary. The actual appointment of the petitioner, her joining and her continuance in the school is a question of fact. Hence, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the District Programme Officer, Madhubani to hold an enquiry with regard to actual appointment of petitioner, her joining and her continuance in the school as also with regard to her due salary for the actual period of her working. The District Programme Officer shall also enquire about appointments of other teachers made in the school by the Mukhiya and shall pass an appropriate order in accordance with law for payment of salary of teachers concerned, who are found to have been validly appointed in the school and to have continued in service. The enquiry must be completed 3 and final orders must be passed within two months from the date of receipt /production of a copy of this order. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)