IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5908 of 2005 1. RAMESH CHAND VERMA, son of late Kamala Prasad, resident of Shantinagar, Bettiah, P.S. Bettiah Twn, District – West Champaran. 2. Ramayodhya Tiwari son of late Bachu Tiwari, resident of I.TI. Jaiprakash Nagar, Bettiah, P S Bettiah, Dist. West Champaran. 3. Mukhlal Mahto son of Parghash Mahto, resident of Barwat Pashrain, Bettiah, P.S. Bettiah town, District – West Champaran. _____________ Petitioners . Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary (Primary, Secondary and Mass) Education, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. Director, Primary Education, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 4. District Superintendent of Education, West Champaran. 5. District Provident Fund Officer, West Champaran, at Bettiah. 6. District Treasury Officer, West Champaran, at Bettiah. 7. Accountant General of Bihar, Patna. ___________ Respondents ----------- 05. 12.02.2009 There are three petitioners before the High Court, all having a common grievance of payment of difference of salary for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.3.1973, payment of some GPF amount as well as what is known as a suspense amount which was the difference in D.A. at the relevant time. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the District Superintendent of Education, West Champaran at Bettiah, details of payment of GPF have been indicated in para 5. However, in matter of payment of difference of salary it is stated that details of the second petitioner namely, Sri Ramayodhya Tiwari are not available and therefore, payment is not being made. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he is willing to appear before the District Superintendent of Education and furnish the records and details of about his having worked the school - 2 - concerned and the entitlement of such payment. Since absence of record is the reason given in the counter affidavit, if petitioner No.2 furnishes authentic evidence with regard to his working and his entitlement for the difference of salary between 1971 and 1973, respondent No.4 District Superintendent of Education will verify the same and thereafter take steps for payment of the said amount to the petitioner No.2 within three months of his producing evidence in this regard. With regard to payment of suspense amount the authorities will take steps in this regard after verification of records and payments to other similarly situated teachers of the district. The writ application is disposed of with the above directions. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)